Muhammad Yunus

At the Jaipur Literature Festival 2018, whispers of Karni Sena, an absent CM, and Rupi Kaur hysteria

With every passing edition, the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival keeps getting bigger — and the controversies, weirder | #FirstCulture

West Bengal BJP's diatribe against Amartya Sen exposes its poor intellect, anti-Bengali ethos

The Bengaliness of the BJP in Bengal in incidental, whereas, it's BJP-ness is fundamental. And this seriously limits its appeal in West Bengal, where it is widely conceived to be a Hindi-belt party controlled by outsiders.

Demonetisation: Two Nobel laureates come out in support, say cashless is boon

Muhammad Yunus has said that demonetisation has brought the rural and unorganised sectors into the banking fold

B'desh passes bill to tighten control on Grameen Bank

Bangladesh has passed a bill to tighten control on Grameen Bank, triggering a controversy as its founder Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus said the move would lead to the "ultimate destruction" of the microcredit lender.

Bangladesh Minister accuses Yunus of campaign against country

Bangladeshi Finance Minister on Monday accused Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus of running a "harmful campaign" against the country.

Bangladesh govt will destroy Grameen bank: Founder

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus says Bangladesh's latest move to expand the power of the government-appointed chairman at the pioneering Grameen Bank he founded could hurt its millions of poor borrowers

Bangladesh slams Clinton over Grameen comments

Recent comments by US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that she hopes Bangladesh's government will not interfere in internationally acclaimed microlender Grameen Bank were unwarranted.

The real winner from Hillary visit: The NGOs

Mamata meeting Hillary Clinton was the image of the day. But what does it mean when the secretary of state comes to town and spends more time with NGOs than with state officials?

Clinton warns against undermining Grameen Bank

Clinton said that the micro-credit institution was a "tremendous" model for the developing world and its structure should not be tinkered with.

Firstpost on World: Yunus loses legal battle

Bangladesh's court order to remove Muhammad Yunis as CEO of Grameen Bank ends his decade of leadership at the microfinance institution which he set up to help the poor and much more on world.