Bangladesh is in a hopeful state, and the U.S. should do everything we can to help Bangladesh to a democratic future.

Grameen Bank has received no “special treatment” when the government granted it a tax exemption until 2029, conditional upon ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus says Bangladesh's latest move to expand the power of the government-appointed chairman at the pioneering Grameen Bank he founded could hurt ...

A Bangladesh court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus for failing to appear before it on charges he violated labor laws.

Who is Muhammad Yunus, rural microlending pioneer chosen to lead Bangladesh? - Once called a ‘bloodsucker’ by Sheikh Hasina, ...

In 1983, Yunus founded Grameen Bank, which gives small loans to entrepreneurs who would not normally qualify for bank loans. The bank’s success in lifting people out of poverty led to similar ...

Bangladesh is in the midst of political upheaval after PM Sheikh Hasina's dramatic ejection from power. Muhammad Yunus, a ...

I’m Amy Goodman, with Part 2 of our conversation with Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner. He’s out with a new book, has just come to the ...

Grameen Bank, famous for pioneering micro-credit programs in Bangladesh, has launched a new idea to empower the poor: arming beggars with mobile phones so they can sell a roving service for cash.

Bangladesh's parliament approved a law on Tuesday bringing the Nobel prize-winning Grameen Bank under central bank authority, a move founder Mohammad Yunus has said is a ploy to destroy the ...

When Yunus approached traditional banks over 30 years ago about lending to the poor in Bangladesh to start small businesses, he was told it could not be done. But since 1983, the bank has lent ...