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Muhammad Yunus

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Bangladesh
    US plans economic talks with Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus

    Washington delegation hopes to encourage reforms that will restore economic growth

    Muhammad Yunus signs a document taking the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government in Dhaka on August 8
  • Sunday, 18 August, 2024
    News in-depthBangladesh
    India accuses Bangladesh’s interim leaders of failing to protect Hindus

    Rising tensions complicate attempts to mend a vital partnership after Sheikh Hasina was toppled

    Protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Thursday, 15 August, 2024
    News in-depthBangladesh
    Global fashion brands cut Bangladesh orders after turmoil

    Producers in world’s second-largest garment exporter say customers are concerned about violence and disruption

    A worker at Apex Footwear in Dhaka
  • Tuesday, 13 August, 2024
    News in-depthBangladesh
    ‘Dhaka has turned into Gotham’: On patrol with Bangladesh’s vigilantes

    Neighbourhood groups try to impose order after collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s regime leaves security vacuum

    Syed Bipro stands with a cricket bat resting on his shoulder
  • Monday, 12 August, 2024
    Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus calls for free speech and independent judiciary

    Interim government leader and Nobel laureate says Sheikh Hasina left behind ‘complete mess’

    Yunus sits surrounded by the family and officials
  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    News in-depthBangladesh
    Students take charge of Bangladesh megacity after ousting Sheikh Hasina

    Protesters who toppled the long-ruling prime minister now control the streets of Dhaka, but challenges loom

    Young people wave and cheer in front of a fire at the PM’s official residence
  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    Person in the News
    Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate charged with restoring peace in Bangladesh

    The octogenarian micro-lending pioneer has the fate of the world’s eighth-most populous country in his hands

    An elderly Indian man holds up his hand to wave
  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
    Bangladesh
    Yunus warns against Bangladesh anarchy

    Nobel Peace Prize winner sworn in as head of interim government leader after appeal for end to violence

    Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus arriving at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
    News in-depthBangladesh
    India’s Bangladesh bet backfires after Sheikh Hasina ousted

    Toppling of long-governing prime minister is a major setback for New Delhi

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in June 2024
  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
    Bangladesh
    Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus calls for new elections after political turmoil

    Nobel laureate agrees to lead interim government after protests toppled autocrat Sheikh Hasina

    Protesters celebrate Sheikh Hasina’s resignation in Dhaka on Monday
  • Tuesday, 6 August, 2024
    Bangladesh
    Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to head interim government in Bangladesh

    Appointment announced after dissolution of parliament opens way for creation of interim cabinet

    Bangladesh Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka in January
  • Monday, 1 January, 2024
    Bangladesh
    Bangladeshi court sentences Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to 6 months in prison

    Microfinance pioneer is a long and bitter rival of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

    Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus outside the court in Dhaka on Monday
  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
    FT Magazine
    In Dhaka, a prime minister’s ‘vendetta’ is shaping politics

    With an election looming, Sheikh Hasina’s criticism of Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus is intensifying

    Aerial view of the under construction Padma bridge
  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2016
    Special Report
    Microfinance: creativity against poverty

    Banker Muhammad Yunus talks about Grameen Bank and his lending initiative

    Women attend a meeting to learn about microloans at the Ujjivan microcredit firm in Mumbai, on Sept. 24, 2010
  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2016
    Anne-Marie Slaughter
    Social entrepreneurs can give the government a lift

    A new ecosystem for public problem-solving is emerging, writes Anne-Marie Slaughter

    American ex-pat, Molly Melching, director and founder of Tostan, a community-led development organisation, visits her favourite market, Marché Kermel, an old covered food market downtown. Melching haggles with traders in Wolof, one of Senegal's major languages.
  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2016
    Business education
    The rise of the social entrepreneur
  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2015
    World
    LSE’s philanthropy unit appoints first director
  • Wednesday, 8 July, 2015
    ReviewUS & Canadian companies
    Review: ‘Clay Water Brick’ by Jessica Jackley

    American microfinance entrepreneur relates a magnetic personal tale of her quest to end poverty

    NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 25: Honoree and founder of Kiva.org Jessica Jackley attends the 2nd Annual Character Approved Awards cocktail reception at The IAC Building on February 25, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jessica Jackley
  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2015
    Entrepreneurship
    How does one make it as a business pioneer?

    Being a business creator rather than merely a discoverer was the key to making the shortlist

    The skyline of Singapore's central business district is seen at dusk as operations continue at a PSA International port terminal in Singapore September 25, 2013
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2015
    Work & Careers
    Out of the slum, into his own home, with a micro loan

    Helping hardworking, cash economy Indians make the change of their lives

    Devi sinh Rajput:: Gautamsinh rajput (white shirt) - father
  • Wednesday, 24 September, 2014
    MBA blogCharlotte Clarke
    Indian School of Business alumni win Hult prize
  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2014
    Emerging markets
    Bangladesh opposition to battle on for new poll
    BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia attends a rally in Dhaka
  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2013
    ReviewBooks
    ‘The Solution Revolution’, by William Eggers and Paul Macmillan

    The authors seek to show how entrepreneurs can solve some of the most intractable social problems

  • Friday, 25 October, 2013
    InterviewLunch with the FT
    Lunch with the FT: Muhammad Yunus

    The Nobel Peace Prize-winner and economist drinks a glass of water and talks about microcredit

    illustration of Muhammad Yunus for Lunch with the FT
  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2013
    World
    Political parties in Bangladesh clash over election process
    BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia attends a rally in Dhaka
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