Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus reached Rangpur on Saturday by helicopter to meet the family members of Abu Sayeed, according to Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. Abu Sayed was the first student killed...

The US must partner with the international community to support the right of the Bangladeshi people to a representative democratic government, they said

Yunus is undoubtedly a man of great virtue, endless energy and always ready with a levelheaded solution to any challenge.

Former PM Hasina's son has been on a whirlwind media tour since her fall

Bangladesh saw a spike in violence against members of the Hindu community following the fall of the government led by Sheikh Hasina.

Chief adviser tells foreign diplomat that students want meaningful reforms from interim govt

The collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s crony-capitalism has thrust a new and unexpected leader on to the political stage

Bangladesh PM brands letter ‘foreign intervention’ and says cases against Yunus will move forward

Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan, who was dismissed from his post of deputy attorney general on September 7, said he was taking shelter with his family at the US embassy in Dhaka

We are very concerned by the continued intimidation and harassment of human rights advocates and civil society leaders through legal proceedings in Bangladesh, including Nobel laureate Mohammad...

‘উদ্বিগ্ন হওয়ার কিছু নেই। আমরা এখানে আছি এবং থাকব।’

UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls on Dhaka to create a ‘safe’ environment for activists and civil society leaders.

Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma on Thursday called on interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and reiterated India's commitment to working with Bangladesh to fulfil shared aspirations...

“Dr Yunus is being harassed judicially,” he said at a press conference on the Supreme Court premises on Monday (4 September).

Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan are accused in an ICT case (presently Cyber Security Act) on charges of "distorted report and doctored images" about police action on a Hefajat-e-Islam

When it comes to the BNP is it at all possible for the ruling party to see it through any other prism but political? Can the decision to allow Khaleda Zia to go abroad for medical treatment be seen

Several heated arguments between the opposing lawyers marred witness testimony in the trial of Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and three of his fellow trustees at Grameen Telecom Trust, for...

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has been acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) four days after his acquittal in the case filed for labour law violations

Global leaders have condemned a litany of charges against Bangladeshi microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus as judicial harassment and warned of a larger threat to democracy. The government has rejected...

As Yunus faces corruption and labour law charges, global figures say country’s only Nobel winner is being ‘persecuted’.

South Asia News: Bangladesh is facing a political crisis as it prepares for next year's elections. The country has a troubled history with democracy and has experience

Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus expressed grave concern on Thursday over the unrest that has been ongoing since Monday, with intruders having occupied eight out of the 18 establishments at...

Bangladesh authorities should accept the offer from the United Nations to support an independent commission of inquiry into enforced disappearances by the country’s security forces.

An Urgent Appeal to World Leaders From Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus To Stop the Nationwide Killing Spree of Bangladeshi Students and Other Citizens Now in its Third Day Due to...

More than 170 worldwide leaders and Nobel laureates are calling on Bangladesh to halt cases against Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for pioneering the use of microcredit...

As we have emphasized on this blog since it was launched in 2017, the persecution of Professor Yunus and the mistreatment of the people of Bangladesh by their government are interrelated stories. In...

In an interview to ABP LIVE, Nobel Laureate and Grameen Bank founder Professor Muhammad Yunus said the chaos in Bangladesh happened due to ex-Prime Minister ...

Muhammad Yunus known as "banker to the poor" is widely respected for his pioneering use of microloans.

Mohammad Yunus’ case is emblematic of the beleaguered state of human rights in Bangladesh.

In response to the unjust verdict rendered against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Yunus and three colleagues on January 1, 2024, 247 global leaders including 127 Nobel laureates have written a...

Deputy attorney general Emran Ahmed Bhuiyan said that over 107 Nobel laureates, former President of the US, Secretary of State and many others issued a statement in favour of Dr Yunus saying that he...

The most active rivals to the country’s ruling party face dozens, even hundreds, of court cases each, paralyzing the opposition as a crucial election approaches.

ড. ইউনূসকে 'বিচারিক হয়রানি' করা হচ্ছে বলে নোবেল বিজয়ী ও নেতারা যে বিবৃতি দিয়েছেন, তার প্রতিবাদ করে অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল অফিসের পক্ষ থেকে একটি প্রতিবাদ বিবৃতি দেয়ার কথা রয়েছে।

Students and youth across Bangladesh have been protesting against a government job quota system perceived as unfairly favouring the children of "freedom figh...

Yunus brought glory to Bangladesh, not only through his Nobel Prize, but more importantly by the endorsement of his idea that poverty should be in the regular conversation in the business world.

We spoke to Muhammad Yunus's daughter Monica - before his appeal date was set. She claims his treatment amounts to harassment.

/PRNewswire/ -- Some 242 global leaders including more than 125 Nobel Laureates expressed their alarm over the "continuous judicial harassment and potential...

One hundred ninety-eight global leaders, including 92 Nobel laureates and Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, have shared their message of congratulations and support to Banglade...

/PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of the Protect Yunus Campaign expressed profound dismay about the politically-motivated verdict against microfinance pioneer and Nobel...

Alex Counts, Founder and former CEO of Grameen Foundation, who consider Professor Muhammad Yunus as his mentor and ally, arrived in Dhaka on July 30 this year a

It is quite natural that other Nobel laureates and those who admire Prof Yunus’ two unique and successful development experimentations – microcredit and social business – would be feeling extremely

শান্তিতে নোবেলজয়ী, বাংলাদেশি অর্থনীতিবিদ ড. মুহাম্মদ ইউনূসের প্রতি বাংলাদেশ সরকারের আচরণের বিষয়ে গভীর উদ্বেগ জানিয়ে চলতি বছরের মার্চ মাসে প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনার কাছে খোলাচিঠি লিখেছিলেন রাজনীতি,...

The United Arab Emirates president has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens who were convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms for staging a rare protest in the Gulf country, against their South...

How protests against a quota system turned into an uprising against Sheikh Hasina’s government.

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said he and his colleagues are living in fear because of the “unlawful” takeover of offices at the Grameen Telecom Bhaban by a group of outsiders.

/PRNewswire/ -- Out of a growing concern over a likely imprisonment of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus, more than 160 global leaders including more...

Muhammad Yunus, who received the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering the use of microcredit to alleviate poverty, told NBC News that the charges are politically motivated.