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.

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.

Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday, hoping to help heal the country that was convulsed by weeks of violence, forcing Prime Minister ...

A three-member panel of the tribunal-1 (ICT), led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder sentenced Bangladesh’s deposed prime ...

A tribunal has sentenced Bangladesh’s former leader Sheikh Hasina to six months in jail after she was found in contempt of ...

Furthermore, Yunus’s initiative for a ‘humanitarian corridor’ and ‘safe zone’ for Rohingya refugees has been met with strong opposition from General Zaman. The Army Chief has cited national security ...

He was born on June 28, 1940, to parents Dula Miah Sawdagar and Sufia Khatun in Bathua village of Hathazari upazila of ...

Bangladesh's law adviser, Asif Nazrul, announced the withdrawal of at least 20,000 false and politically motivated cases ...

DHAKA, June 28, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus's 85th birthday is today. He was born on June 28, 1940, ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus's 85th birthday is today.  He was born on June 28, 1940, in Bathua village of ...

Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Friday said national elections will be held by the first half of April 2026 amid demands from major political parties to hold polls by December.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus speaks to the media after his arrival at the airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahadul Karim Khan) DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh ...