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Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been asked by Bangladeshi protest leaders to helm an interim government to replace ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, who had hounded him in speeches and through the courts.

Restoration of law and order is the biggest issue facing Bangladesh now and if that cannot be achieved, there will be a spillover effect in neighbouring countries including India, Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and founder of Grameen Bank, told NDTV

Indians should not be forced to go cashless despite the government's laudable efforts to root out black money - this was the take of Muhammad Yunus, the founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh who was awarded a Nobel Peace prize for pioneering the concept of microcredit and microfinance.

Yunus said that money is now the king, becoming an "intoxication in the system".

The Bangladesh government has asked Muhammad Yunus to "step aside" as the chief of Grameen Bank pending completion of a probe into the micro credit pioneer and its various business arms, but the Nobel Laureate has refused, the finance minister said. Finance Minister A M A Muhith on Monday said the government had asked Yunus to stay away fro...

A Bangladesh court has upheld Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus' dismissal from the microfinance bank he founded.Bangladesh's central bank ordered Yunus out of Grameen Bank last week, saying he was working in violation of the country's retirement laws.Yunus, an outspoken government critic, has said the dismissal is illegal and appealed to the High Cour...

Bangladesh's High Court has delayed its ruling on the legality of a government order dismissing Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as head of the microfinance bank he founded, an official said on Sunday.Attorney General Mahbub-e-Alam said the court is likely to rule on Monday.Lawyers for Yunus made more arguments on Sunday and presented documents arguin...

Bangladesh's High Court was set to rule Sunday on the legality of a government order dismissing Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as head of the microfinance bank he founded, a move that prompted concern at home and abroad.Bangladesh's central bank ordered Yunus out of Grameen Bank on Wednesday, saying he violated the country's retirement laws. Yunus s...

Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been asked by Bangladeshi protest leaders to helm an interim government to replace ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, who had hounded him in speeches and through the courts.

Restoration of law and order is the biggest issue facing Bangladesh now and if that cannot be achieved, there will be a spillover effect in neighbouring countries including India, Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and founder of Grameen Bank, told NDTV

Indians should not be forced to go cashless despite the government's laudable efforts to root out black money - this was the take of Muhammad Yunus, the founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh who was awarded a Nobel Peace prize for pioneering the concept of microcredit and microfinance.

Yunus said that money is now the king, becoming an "intoxication in the system".

The Bangladesh government has asked Muhammad Yunus to "step aside" as the chief of Grameen Bank pending completion of a probe into the micro credit pioneer and its various business arms, but the Nobel Laureate has refused, the finance minister said. Finance Minister A M A Muhith on Monday said the government had asked Yunus to stay away fro...

A Bangladesh court has upheld Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus' dismissal from the microfinance bank he founded.Bangladesh's central bank ordered Yunus out of Grameen Bank last week, saying he was working in violation of the country's retirement laws.Yunus, an outspoken government critic, has said the dismissal is illegal and appealed to the High Cour...

Bangladesh's High Court has delayed its ruling on the legality of a government order dismissing Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as head of the microfinance bank he founded, an official said on Sunday.Attorney General Mahbub-e-Alam said the court is likely to rule on Monday.Lawyers for Yunus made more arguments on Sunday and presented documents arguin...

Bangladesh's High Court was set to rule Sunday on the legality of a government order dismissing Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as head of the microfinance bank he founded, a move that prompted concern at home and abroad.Bangladesh's central bank ordered Yunus out of Grameen Bank on Wednesday, saying he violated the country's retirement laws. Yunus s...