Muhammad Yunus has been hailed for bringing thousands out of poverty through Grameen Bank, which he founded in 1983, and which makes small loans to businesspeople who wouldn’t qualify for regular bank loans.
By Julhas Alam and Sheikh Saaliq, Associated PressNobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, leaves in a car after appearing in a court, which granted him bail in an embezzlement case, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Mar. 03, 2024. after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country
An economist and banker, he was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his work developing microcredit markets. Yunus has been hailed for bringing thousands out of poverty through Grameen Bank, which he founded in 1983, and which makes small loans to businesspeople who wouldn’t qualify for regular bank loans.
The Bangladesh Police Association went on strike after police stations and security officials were attacked across the country Monday. The association said “many” officers had been killed but gave no number. Officers would not return to work unless their safety is assured, the association said. It also apologized for police attacks on student protesters, saying officers were “forced to open fire.”
The government’s violent response to the demonstrations, which killed about 300 people in just a few weeks, only fueled the protests more. Violence in just the few days surrounding Hasina’s resignation killed at least 109 people — including 14 police officers, and left hundreds of others injured, according to media reports which could not be independently confirmed. In the southwestern district of Satkhira, 596 prisoners and detainees escaped from a jail after an attack on the facility Monday evening, the United News of Bangladesh agency reported.
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