Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh’s Anti-corruption Commission Questions Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus

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Bangladesh’s Anti-corruption Commission Questions Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus

Advertisement Bangladesh’s official anti-graft watchdog, the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC), on Thursday questioned Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, involving charges of money laundering and fund embezzlement. Yunus pioneered the use of microcredit to help impoverished people in Bangladesh – a model replicated in many other countries across the world. His … Read more

176 World Leaders and Nobel Laureates Urge Bangladesh to Halt Legal Cases Against Peace Prize Winner

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176 World Leaders and Nobel Laureates Urge Bangladesh to Halt Legal Cases Against Peace Prize Winner

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, founder-manager of the Grameen Bank, Bangladesh, at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2009. Credit: Wikipedia/World Economic Forum Advertisement More than 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates have urged Bangladesh’s prime minister to suspend legal proceedings against Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel … Read more