Dhaka, June 16 -- Speakers including two former American envoys at a discussion on Bangladesh on Saturday said that the "fall of the dictator Sheikh Hasina" on August 5, 2024 not only signified a decisive shift in politics but also heralded a unique and transformative chapter in the nation's revolutionary history.

The people and political parties should unite in supporting Muhammad Yunus to facilitate a democratic transition and ensure fair elections, they said.

The discussion titled "The Future Democracy: The Rule of Interim Government in Bangladesh" was organised by the US-Bangladesh Advocacy Council in Baltimore, a city in the state of Maryland, USA.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Mexico Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey was present as the chief gu...