Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus

Why Bangladesh needs a child affairs reform commission

According to a Child Rights Advocacy Coalition of Bangladesh report, at least 121 children were killed by law enforcement and other agencies during the uprising.

The fall of a dictator should not give rise to another

The blood and sacrifice of hundreds of people freed Bangladesh from the tyrannical leadership of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Opinion / Our civil society needs to do more to challenge power structures

Over the last year, human rights defenders, demonstrators, and dissenters have been met with harassment, physical aggression, detainment, and maltreatment by the authorities.

For whom the bell tolls?

The case of Prof Yunus is symptomatic of the erosion in the credibility of our institutions.

Hillary Clinton urges support for Prof Yunus

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton urged support for Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus in a social media post

All cases against Dr Yunus, Grameen Telecom withdrawn

All cases filed against Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and his organisation Grameen Telecom have been withdrawn by the latter's employees from the courts concerned after they reached a settlement over the claim of payments.

Let MFIs accept deposits from people: Dr Yunus to Indian authority

Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus recommends allowing micro-finance institutions (MFIs) in India to accept deposits from the public.

Labour court acquits Dr Yunus

A labour court in Dhaka has acquitted Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three other top officials of Grameen Communications from charges of violating labour laws.

Abed part of peoples' history: Dr Yunus

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is a part of the country's history of the general people, Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus today wrote on the book of mourning after paying his last respect.

June 28, 2018
June 28, 2018

Get out of civilisation based on greed: Yunus

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus urges everyone to get out of the civilisation based on greed and move on with a farsighted vision addressing global issues.

September 13, 2017
September 13, 2017

12 Nobel laureates including Yunus urge UN intervention to end Rohingya crisis

Twelve Nobel Laureates including Dr Muhammad Yunus are among 27 international eminent personalities who have sent an open letter to the UN Security Council urging its intervention to end the Rohingya crisis in Rakhine state of Myanmar.

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