Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus leaves the labour appellate tribunal after he appears, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 16 April 2024. The labour appellate tribunal has extended the bail period of the top four Grammen Telecom officials, including economist Dr Muhammad Yunus in labour law violation case. A court in Dhaka sentenced Nobel Laureate economist and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others to six months in prison and fined Tk 30,000 each in a case filed on charges of violating the labour law. The verdict was delivered on 2 January. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus leaves the labour appellate tribunal after he appears, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 16 April 2024. The labour appellate tribunal has extended the bail period of the top four Grammen Telecom officials, including economist Dr Muhammad Yunus in labour law violation case. A court in Dhaka sentenced Nobel Laureate economist and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others to six months in prison and fined Tk 30,000 each in a case filed on charges of violating the labour law. The verdict was delivered on 2 January. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus leaves the labour appellate tribunal after he appears, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 16 April 2024. The labour appellate tribunal has extended the bail period of the top four Grammen Telecom officials, including economist Dr Muhammad Yunus in labour law violation case. A court in Dhaka sentenced Nobel Laureate economist and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others to six months in prison and fined Tk 30,000 each in a case filed on charges of violating the labour law. The verdict was delivered on 2 January. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus leaves the labour appellate tribunal after he appears, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 16 April 2024. The labour appellate tribunal has extended the bail period of the top four Grammen Telecom officials, including economist Dr Muhammad Yunus in labour law violation case. A court in Dhaka sentenced Nobel Laureate economist and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others to six months in prison and fined Tk 30,000 each in a case filed on charges of violating the labour law. The verdict was delivered on 2 January. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus leaves the labour appellate tribunal after he appears, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 16 April 2024. The labour appellate tribunal has extended the bail period of the top four Grammen Telecom officials, including economist Dr Muhammad Yunus in labour law violation case. A court in Dhaka sentenced Nobel Laureate economist and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others to six months in prison and fined Tk 30,000 each in a case filed on charges of violating the labour law. The verdict was delivered on 2 January. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Leaves Court - Dhaka

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus leaves the labour appellate tribunal after he appears, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 16 April 2024. The labour appellate tribunal has extended the bail period of the top four Grammen Telecom officials, including economist Dr Muhammad Yunus in labour law violation case. A court in Dhaka sentenced Nobel Laureate economist and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others to six months in prison and fined Tk 30,000 each in a case filed on charges of violating the labour law. The verdict was delivered on 2 January. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Nobel Laureate Yunus Appears Before Graft Watchdog - Dhaka

Anti-Corruption Commission summons 2006 Nobel Peace winner Muhammad Yunus arrives at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 5, 2023. ACC has summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus for alleged involvement in the misappropriation of more than Tk25 crore from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez meets with 20 Latina entrepreneurs from her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership, Los Angeles, CA, USA on September 8, 2023. Photo by Bauer-Griffin/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez meets with 20 Latina entrepreneurs from her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership, Los Angeles, CA, USA on September 8, 2023. Photo by Bauer-Griffin/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez meets with 20 Latina entrepreneurs from her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership, Los Angeles, CA, USA on September 8, 2023. Photo by Bauer-Griffin/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez meets with 20 Latina entrepreneurs from her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership, Los Angeles, CA, USA on September 8, 2023. Photo by Bauer-Griffin/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez meets with 20 Latina entrepreneurs from her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership, Los Angeles, CA, USA on September 8, 2023. Photo by Bauer-Griffin/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez Meeting For Her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership - LA

Jennifer Lopez meets with 20 Latina entrepreneurs from her Limitless Labs Grameen America Partnership, Los Angeles, CA, USA on September 8, 2023. Photo by Bauer-Griffin/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yunus in Davos

Yunus in Davos

DAVOS, Switzerland - Muhammad Yunus, the founder of the Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2014.

Nobel peace laureate Yunus removed from Grameen bank

Nobel peace laureate Yunus removed from Grameen bank

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus who has been removed from his position as managing director of microlender Grameen Bank, said the central bank of Bangladesh March 2, 2011.

Kan tells Yunus Japan will study contribution to fund

Kan tells Yunus Japan will study contribution to fund

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shake hands with Nobel Peace Prize winner and president of Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus on July 20, 2010, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Kan promised that Japan will study whether it can make any contribution to the fund established under Yunus's ''social business'' concept.

Yunus speaks in Fukuoka

Yunus speaks in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Muhammad Yunus, the head of Grameen Bank Group of Bangladesh and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, delivers a speech in Fukuoka on July 16, 2010.

Fast Retailing, Grameen Bank to set up social joint venture

Fast Retailing, Grameen Bank to set up social joint venture

TOKYO, Japan - Muhammad Yunus (L), the head of the Grameen Bank Group of Bangladesh, and Tadashi Yanai, chairman and president of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, shake hands during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 13, 2010. Yunus and Yanai announced an agreement to set up a joint venture, tentatively named Grameen Uniqlo Ltd., in Dhaka. Yunus, the founder of the microfinance organization, and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

Yunus receives honorary doctorate from Hokkaido Univ.

Yunus receives honorary doctorate from Hokkaido Univ.

SAPPORO, Japan - Muhammad Yunus (L), founder of the Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is awarded an honorary doctorate from Hokkaido University in Sapporo on Sept. 29, 2009.

Nobel laureate Yunus visits Hiroshima

Nobel laureate Yunus visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, visits the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Oct. 28.

Nobel laureate Yunus promotes micro-credit scheme in Japan

Nobel laureate Yunus promotes micro-credit scheme in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, answers a reporter's question at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 25. He called for the Japanese government to introduce the idea of ''micro-credit'' in extending aid to developing countries, quoting his acclaimed scheme of providing loans to the poor without collateral.

Bangladeshi economist Yunus, Grameen Bank win Nobel Peace Prize

Bangladeshi economist Yunus, Grameen Bank win Nobel Peace Prize

LONDON, Britain - Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus (file photo taken in 2001), founder of the Grameen Bank, which gives credit to the poor without collateral, and the bank itself, have been awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Oct. 13.

Yunus receives honorary doctorate from Hokkaido Univ.

Yunus receives honorary doctorate from Hokkaido Univ.

SAPPORO, Japan - Muhammad Yunus (L), founder of the Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is awarded an honorary doctorate from Hokkaido University in Sapporo on Sept. 29, 2009. (Kyodo)

Nobel laureate Yunus visits Hiroshima

Nobel laureate Yunus visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, visits the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Oct. 28. (Kyodo)

Nobel laureate Yunus promotes micro-credit scheme in Japan

Nobel laureate Yunus promotes micro-credit scheme in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, answers a reporter's question at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 25. He called for the Japanese government to introduce the idea of ''micro-credit'' in extending aid to developing countries, quoting his acclaimed scheme of providing loans to the poor without collateral. (Kyodo)

Bangladeshi economist Yunus, Grameen Bank win Nobel Peace Prize

Bangladeshi economist Yunus, Grameen Bank win Nobel Peace Prize

LONDON, Britain - Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus (file photo taken in 2001), founder of the Grameen Bank, which gives credit to the poor without collateral, and the bank itself, have been awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Oct. 13. (Kyodo)

Nobel peace laureate Yunus removed from Grameen bank

Nobel peace laureate Yunus removed from Grameen bank

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus who has been removed from his position as managing director of microlender Grameen Bank, said the central bank of Bangladesh March 2, 2011. (Kyodo)

Kan tells Yunus Japan will study contribution to fund

Kan tells Yunus Japan will study contribution to fund

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shake hands with Nobel Peace Prize winner and president of Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus on July 20, 2010, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Kan promised that Japan will study whether it can make any contribution to the fund established under Yunus's ''social business'' concept. (Kyodo)

Yunus speaks in Fukuoka

Yunus speaks in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Muhammad Yunus, the head of Grameen Bank Group of Bangladesh and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, delivers a speech in Fukuoka on July 16, 2010. (Kyodo)

Fast Retailing, Grameen Bank to set up social joint venture

Fast Retailing, Grameen Bank to set up social joint venture

TOKYO, Japan - Muhammad Yunus (L), the head of the Grameen Bank Group of Bangladesh, and Tadashi Yanai, chairman and president of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, shake hands during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 13, 2010. Yunus and Yanai announced an agreement to set up a joint venture, tentatively named Grameen Uniqlo Ltd., in Dhaka. Yunus, the founder of the microfinance organization, and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. (Kyodo)