Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has said his decision to take on the role of Bangladesh's Chief Adviser was driven not by personal ambition, but by a responsibility to uphold the will of the people during a delicate political transition.

"It's not me. It's the people who want this change. I am just helping them go the way they want," the 85-year-old told Bernama in an exclusive interview at the conclusion of his three-day official visit to Malaysia from 11-13 August, at the invitation of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

"I don't impose anything of my own. I wait to see what the will of the people is, and then I facilitate it," Yunus explained to Bernama's Editor-in-Chief Arul Rajoo Durar Raj, ...