Nagorik Shakti

Most top politicians, including former Prime Ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina were imprisoned on corruption charges,[3] and a state of emergency existed.

[5] In early 2006 Yunus, along with other members of the civil society including Professor Rehman Sobhan, former chief justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman, jurist Kamal Hossain, Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman, The Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam and economist Debapriya Bhattacharya, participated in a campaign for honest and clean candidates in national elections.

[7] Yunus finally announced the foundation of a new party tentatively called Citizens' Power (Nagorik Shakti) on 18 February 2007.

[5] Dr. Yunus intended to make Bangladesh an economical check-point in South Asia by opening up its ports and establishing global ties.

"[13] Fazlul Haque Amini, leader of the Islami Oikya Jote, was even less charitable in his views on the Professor, saying "Dr. Yunus is an enemy of the country, nation and Islam.

"[citation needed] On 3 May, however, Yunus declared that he had decided to abandon his political plans following a meeting with the head of the interim government, Fakhruddin Ahmed.