DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government Thursday after an uprising prompted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to ...

Muhammad Yunus, as interim leader, faces the daunting task of restoring order in a country gripped by violence and uncertainty. By Saif Hasnat and Mujib Mashal Saif Hasnat reported from Dhaka, ...

Bangladesh's interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, who assumed office following a mass uprising last year, has threatened to resign if political parties fail to support him, news agency AFP ...

A Nobel laureate known as the “banker to the poor” will aim to bring stability to Bangladesh after he answered a call by student protesters for him to temporarily lead the restive country following ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A labor court in Bangladesh’s capital sentenced Monday Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country’s labor laws. Yunus, who ...

Opposition BNP demands election by December Interim chief Yunus suggests polls by June next year Army chief backs December polls, pressuring government DHAKA, May 23 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's de-facto ...

MUHAMMAD YUNUS was already Bangladesh’s most famous citizen; this week he assumed its most important political office. On August 6th the 84-year-old economist and Nobel peace laureate was appointed to ...