Bangladesh protesters expect interim government to be finalised on Wednesday
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00:00Even with barricades yet to be dismantled and ash still smouldering in the streets of Dhaka,
00:07Bangladesh is seeking to move on from political upheaval and bloodshed.
00:12Early Wednesday, Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus
00:15was officially named chief advisor of the interim government
00:19after he was specifically requested by leaders of the protest movement
00:23that helped drive Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power.
00:27The mass uprising initially sparked over a quota system for government jobs
00:32but grew into a broader challenge to Hasina's 15-year rule.
00:36Clashes have left hundreds of people dead in the country's worst violence
00:40since independence from Pakistan in 1971.
00:44Restoring order is set to be the first priority for Yunus
00:48and locals are clear about their expectations.
00:53We need peace, that's it.
00:55We are poor working class people who are daily wage earners.
00:58We just want to live in peace.
01:02I expect the new government will run the country with honesty.
01:07Therefore the people can live and sleep in peace.
01:13Yunus will also need to define the role of the interim government
01:17and decide when the country can hold new elections.
01:21Beyond that, he's expected to tackle unemployment, stamp out corruption,
01:25ensure press freedom and put an end to politically motivated arrests.
01:29It's hoped the interim government can more evenly share out the wealth
01:33the country has earned with the expansion of its garment industry.
01:37Demonstrators also want the military to have a limited role
01:40during this transition period.
01:42The army wields significant influence in Bangladesh,
01:45which has seen more than 20 coups or coup attempts since independence.