Muhammad Yunus is currently married to his second wife, Afrozi Yunus. The couple met when Afrozi a physics researcher at Manchester University, three years after Yunus’ separation from Vera.

Yunus lived in a tiny apartment, which I believe had two or three small rooms, with his daughter and wife inside the Grameen compound. We weren't really allowed to venture there, although I always ...

Muhammad Yunus arrived in Bangladesh from an overseas trip as he looks to restore calm and rebuild the country following an uprising that ended the rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Yunus ultimately did not move forward with forming the party. In 2011, Bangladesh’s government-controlled central bank removed Yunus as managing director of Grameen Bank, saying he had exceeded ...

AILSA CHANG, HOST: It has been a week for a lot of people. But take a moment to consider one of Bangladesh's most prominent citizens, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.

Bangladesh's de-facto prime minister has threatened to step down if political parties cannot agree on reforms that citizens await with growing impatience, a top student leader has said, deepening ...

Mr. Yunus, who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his pioneering work in microfinance, is widely respected in Bangladesh. The ousted prime minister largely saw him as a threat.

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Muhammad Yunus has struggled to navigate between the army, career politicians and the protest movement that overthrew the country’s authoritarian leader last year. By Saif Hasnat Reporting from ...

Muhammad Yunus is currently married to his second wife, Afrozi Yunus. The couple met when Afrozi a physics researcher at ...

Bangladesh's Yunus Could Quit Over Lack of Reform Progress, Student Leader Says By Ruma Paul and Sudipto Ganguly DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's de-facto prime minister has threatened to step down ...