The Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus faces legal challenges from the country’s judiciary. Over 170 world leaders are concerned about the prize winner. Notable figures like Barack Obama and Ban Ki-moon have voiced their worries. They wrote a letter to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, often called Asia’s Iron Lady, asking to halt the case […]
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