Muhammad Yunus
Floods ease in Bangladesh, 300,000 still in shelters
River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials said on Sunday.
The heavy floods, which killed at least 18 people in Bangladesh, have added to the challenges of a new government that took charge this month after a student-led revolution.
Bangladesh says UN to probe 'atrocities' committed during unrest
A United Nations team will travel to Bangladesh to investigate "atrocities" committed during the unrest that toppled premier Sheikh Hasina last week, the country's interim government said in a statement Thursday.
Police back on Bangladesh capital's streets as strike ends
Protesters celebrate at the Parliament House after news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.
Bangladeshi police resumed patrols of the capital Dhaka on Monday, ending a weeklong strike that left a law and order vacuum following the abrupt ouster of autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh's Yunus hails slain student in appeal for unity
Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus appealed for religious unity Saturday as he embraced the weeping mother of a student shot dead by police, a flashpoint in mass protests that ended Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule.
Nobel winner Yunus sworn in to lead Bangladesh interim government
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was sworn into office Thursday as Bangladesh's interim leader, vowing to guide the country back to democracy after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina.
Nobel winner Yunus returning to Bangladesh to lead new government
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (C) is escorted by Emirates security personnel as he walks at the Dubai International Airport before boarding his flight to Dhaka, in Dubai on August 8, 2024.
Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus was flying back to Bangladesh on Thursday to lead a caretaker government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh Nobel winner Yunus to lead interim govt
Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will lead an interim government after mass protests forced longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee, the presidency announced Wednesday.
The appointment came quickly after student leaders called on the 84-year-old Yunus — credited with lifting millions out of poverty in the South Asian country — to lead.
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Bangladesh’s president dissolves parliament
Bangladesh's president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for new elections to replace the longtime prime minister who resigned and fled the country following weeks of demonstrations against her rule that descended into violent unrest.
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New investigation reaffirms: Clintons are poison for Democrats
On June 1, Sen. Chuck Grassley wrote a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson initiating a Senate investigation into recent news claims from Bangladesh government officials that Hillary Clinton, while serving as secretary of state, pressured the Bangladesh prime minister to end an investigation into Clinton Foundation donor Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
How are microcredits doing in Turkey?
In Davos this year, I found the opportunity to listen to, once more, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus, the inventor of microcredits and the founder of Grameen Bank.
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