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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is granted bail in a Bangladesh graft case

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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is granted bail in a Bangladesh graft case

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus speaks to the media after he was granted bail by a court in an embezzlement case, in Dhaka, Bangladesh (AP photo) DHAKA: A court in Bangladesh on Sunday granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in a USD 2.3 million embezzlement case. Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in … Read more

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus faces jail in Bangladesh court ruling

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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus faces jail in Bangladesh court ruling

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was facing six months in jail with a court set to rule on Monday on a labour law 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 … Read more