NEW YORK (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor and head of Bangladesh’s interim government, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York. Blinken underscored US support for the interim government as it works toward stabilizing the economy and emphasize...
Dhaka, Bangladesh – AFP Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was convicted on Monday of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as politically motivated. Yunus, 83, is credited with lifting millions out of poverty with his pioneering microfinance bank but has earned the enmity of longtime Prime Ministe...