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.
19 January 2025, 06:00 AM
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.
12 August 2024, 04:00 AM
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.
25 April 2024, 01:00 AM
For whom the bell tolls?
The case of Prof Yunus is symptomatic of the erosion in the credibility of our institutions.
19 January 2024, 07:09 AM
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
30 August 2023, 07:23 AM
All cases against Dr Yunus, Grameen Telecom withdrawn
All cases filed against Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and his organisation Grameen Telecom have been withdrawn by the latter's employees from the courts concerned after they reached a settlement over the claim of payments.
23 May 2022, 17:05 PM
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.
20 July 2020, 09:26 AM
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.
11 March 2020, 13:52 PM
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.
22 December 2019, 08:14 AM
Labour court grants bail to Dr Yunus after he surrenders
A labour court in Dhaka grants bail to Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus in connection with five cases filed over sacking of five employees of Grameen Communications.
3 November 2019, 07:41 AM
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.
28 June 2018, 11:04 AM
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.
13 September 2017, 13:23 PM