Bangladesh Sentences Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus to Jail

Bangladesh Sentences Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus to Jail

A Dhaka court sentenced Muhammad Yunus — who won the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering microloans to some of Bangladesh’s poorest — to 6 months in jail for labor law violations. A labor inspector had found that employees of Grameen Telecom, of which Yunus, 83, is chairman, were denied benefits including leave and welfare deposits. … Read more