Dhaka, Bangladesh – AFP Bangladesh Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said Thursday that several of his firms were forcibly taken over, weeks after his conviction in a criminal case his supporters say was politically motivated. Yunus, 83, is credited with lifting millions out of poverty with his pioneering microfinance bank but has earn...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – In a letter to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 12 US senators have urged an end to the “persistent harassment” of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is battling a string of graft cases. Earlier this month, a court handed down a six-month prison sentence to Yunus and three of his colleagues [&helli...
