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Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and statesman. Yunus pioneered the modern concept of microcredit and microfinance, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. He is the founder of Grameen Bank and the first Bangladeshi to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Following the July Uprising, he was appointed as the 5th chief adviser of Bangladesh, the head of the interim government, serving from 2024 to 2026.
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s Starlink within three months. The initiative aims to deliver reliable satellite internet across the nation and prevent political disruptions from leading to internet blackouts, as happened in the past. Yunus emphasized that satellite internet through Starlink would allow broader access to education, health services, and entrepreneurship, especially in rural and underserved regions. He also expressed interest in collaborating with Elon Musk to unlock Bangladesh
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The Times of Israel: Yunus’s Absence From Presidential Race May Signal Better India-Bangladesh Ties
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Muhammad Yunus | Biography & Facts
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Moneycontrol.com: Bangladesh Army Chief initially opposed Muhammad Yunus as interim govt head, reveals ex-Law Adviser
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Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS): Path of new Bangladesh to begin from July Memorial Museum: Prof Yunus
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Republic World: '2024 Bangladesh Protests Used To Create Path To Power Outside Ballot Box': Hasina Attacks Yunus in First Address Since Ouster
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Ajker Patrika: PM inaugurates July Uprising Memorial Museum with Muhammad Yunus
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After completing his duties as Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
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Mint: Muhammad Yunus brought up India’s ‘Seven Sisters’ in exit address day before Tarique Rahman’s oath-taking
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India.com: Muhammad Yunus finally accepts reality, calls Bangladesh the world champion in fraud, urges people of the country to…
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The Quint rated the claim “The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has cancelled holidays for major Hindu festivals, including Durga Puja, Janmashtami, and Saraswati Puja.” False.
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Reported claimRated The claim is false. Muhammad Yunus did not make any such statement, and there are no credible reports to support it. While Yunus has previously commented on the Seven Sisters, he did not say anything about freeing them from India. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, has said that he will soon free the Seven Sisters, the seven northeastern states from India’s clutches.” The claim is false. Muhammad Yunus did not make any such statement, and there are no credible reports to support it. While Yunus has previously commented on the Seven Sisters, he did not say anything about freeing them from India..
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Rumor Scanner rated the claim “"The Seven Sisters, i.e., the 7 states of India, belong to us; we will soon free them from Indian control": Dr. Yunus” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “Bangladesh's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus said that his mother was raped by Pakistani soldiers during the 1971 liberation war, as per this Dhaka Tribune graphic.” False.
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India Today rated the claim “Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus said that his mother was raped by Pakistani soldiers during the country's freedom struggle in 1971.” False.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Viral graphic shows Bangladesh chief adviser Yunus admitting to his mother being assaulted by Pakistani soldiers in 1971” False.
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fact checker rated the claim “A video claiming to show fast campus escalators for students at BRAC University in Bangladesh, after alleged complaints to Muhammad Yunus.” misleading.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Muhammad Yunus's deputy press secretary attacked by extremists.” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “Mohd Yunus's media advisor was attacked in public in Bangladesh” False.
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India Today rated the claim “The video shows the deputy press secretary of Muhammed Yunus being attacked by a mob in Dhaka.” False.
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PTI rated the claim “Sonam Wangchuk and Bangladesh’s interim Chief Advisor, Muhammad Yunus, met recently amid the recent violence in Ladakh.” Misleading.
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News Mobile rated the claim “Picture of Sonam Wangchuk Meeting Bangladesh’s interim Chief Advisor, Muhammad Yunus amid the recent violence in Ladakh” Misleading.
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Awarded Time 100 (2025).
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Indiatimes: Muhammad Yunus accused of 'special affection' for a party after meet with BNP
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Was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World
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“s Starlink within three months. The initiative aims to deliver reliable satellite internet across the nation and prevent political disruptions from leading to internet blackouts, as happened in the past. Yunus emphasized that satellite internet through Starlink would allow broader access to education, health services, and entrepreneurship, especially in rural and underserved regions. He also expressed interest in collaborating with Elon Musk to unlock Bangladesh”
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Yahoo: Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus slams rich nations for burning up the planet at UN climate talks
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News4Jax: Who is Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who'll head Bangladesh's interim government?
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San Diego Union-Tribune: Bangladesh court indicts Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and others on charges of embezzlement
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Career landmark: Chief Adviser of Bangladesh (2024–2026).
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His other brother Muhammad Jahangir (d. 2019) was a television presenter and a social activist in Bangladesh.
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Democracy Now: Muhammad Yunus on Microfinance, Grameen Bank & How 5 Men Own More Wealth Than Half the World
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Awarded list of honorary citizens of Paris, France (2017).
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Faced a state-backed smear campaign that accused him of being un-Islamic and promoting homosexuality, after he signed a joint statement criticising the prosecution of gay people in Uganda in 2012 with three other nobe
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Was tried a second time, because he had supposedly received earnings without the necessary government permission, including his Nobel Peace Prize earnings and royalties from his book sales
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Yunus became Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, a position he held until 2018
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2010).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (2010).
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Won Congressional Gold Medal (2010).
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Awarded honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos (2010).
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And ultimately removed him from Grameen Bank, citing his age
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The British magazine New Statesman listed Yunus at 40th in the list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010"
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Barack Obama (2009).
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And the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010
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Awarded National Order of Benin (2008).
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By former French president Jacques Chirac in order to promote world peace
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And chaired by Yunus, it promotes his philosophy of social business and serves as a resource center for related initiatives
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Awarded Order of the Liberator (2007).
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Won The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal (2007).
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That he would seek public office, even though he never went through with his plans"
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Complaining about a statement that Yunus made to the AFP news agency, "Politicians in Bangladesh only work for power
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — for their efforts to create economic and social development from below.
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Valencia (2006).
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Awarded Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want (2006).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Alicante (2006).
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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (2006).
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The Colbert Report in 2008, Real Time with Bill Maher in 2009 and The Simpsons in 2010
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And the Grameen Bank he founded jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize
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For founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense (2004).
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Awarded Volvo Environment Prize (2003).
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Awarded Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain (2003).
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President Clinton described Yunus as "a man who long ago should have won the Nobel Prize [in Economics and] I'll keep saying that until they finally give it to him
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Awarded Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize (2001).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Sydney (1998).
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Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for Concord (1998).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1998).
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Awarded Indira Gandhi Peace Prize (1998).
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Awarded Sydney Peace Prize (1998).
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Awarded Empowering award (1997).
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Awarded International Simón Bolívar Prize (1996).
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Had transferred approximately $100 million to a sister company of Grameen Bank
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Muhammad Yunus served as an advisor to the caretaker government led by former Chief Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman
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Awarded World Food Prize (1994).
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Awarded International Pfeffer Peace Award (1994).
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Published “The american college of rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia” in Arthritis & Rheumatism — cited 6,714 times.
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These diversified interests started growing into separate organisations
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Awarded Independence Award in Rural Development (1987).
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Their daughter Dina Afroz Yunus was born in 1986.
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Awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award (1984).
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The World Food Prize, the International Simon Bolivar Prize (1996), the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord and the Sydney Peace Prize in 1998, and the Seoul Peace Prize in 2006
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Which plays a significant role in poverty alleviation in various countries of the world including Bangladesh
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“Original: «Peace is threatened by unjust economic, social and political order, absence of democracy, environmental degradation and absence of human rights.”
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Who was then a researcher in physics at Manchester University
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Yunus later married Afrozi Yunus in 1980, who was then a researcher in physics at Manchester University.
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Yunus's marriage with Vera ended within months of the birth of their baby girl, Monica Yunus, in 1977 in Chittagong, as Vera returned to New Jersey claiming that Bangladesh was not a good place to raise a baby.
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In Chittagong, as Vera returned to New Jersey claiming that Bangladesh was not a good place to raise a baby
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During visits to the poorest households in the village of Jobra near Chittagong University, Yunus discovered that very small loans could make a disproportionate difference to a poor person
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Developed a Nabajug Tebhaga Khamar (lit
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Yunus returned home in 1972
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Yunus founded a citizen's committee and ran the Bangladesh Information Center, with other Bangladeshis in the United States, to raise support for liberation
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In 1967, while Yunus attended Vanderbilt University, he met Vera Forostenko, a student of Russian literature at Vanderbilt University and daughter of Russian immigrants to Trenton, New Jersey, United States.
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While Yunus attended Vanderbilt University, he met Vera Forostenko, a student of Russian literature at Vanderbilt University and daughter of Russian immigrants to Trenton, New Jersey, United States
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Awarded Fulbright Scholarship (1965).
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Received a Fulbright scholarship to study in the United States
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Enrolled in the Department of Economics at Dhaka University and completed his BA in 1960 and MA in 1961
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And to Canada in 1955 to attend Jamborees
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His family moved to the city of Chittagong, and he moved from his village school to Lamabazar Primary School
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Born 1940-06-28.
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Awarded Order of the Sun of Peru.
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Awarded Princess of Asturias Awards.
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Awarded honorary degree of HEC Paris.
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Awarded Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
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Awarded Honorary doctorate from university of Florence.
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Studied at University of Dhaka.
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Studied at Chattogram Collegiate School.
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Studied at University of Colorado.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in World Government Summit 2016 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016 (tournament / event).
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Studied at Vanderbilt University.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 (tournament / event).
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Studied at Chittagong College.
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