Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:40pm on 01 Jan 2024,Monday International
Bangladesh's Nobel Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus, 83, known for his microfinance efforts against poverty, faced a political storm as a Dhaka labor court convicted him and three colleagues for not establishing a workers' welfare fund. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, accusing Yunus of exploiting the poor, intensified verbal attacks. The court sentenced them to six months' simple imprisonment, met with bail and denial of charges. Facing over 100 more accusations, Yunus called the verdict "unprecedented." Global figures, including Barack Obama, condemned the "continuous judicial harassment." Critics claim political retaliation, alleging Yunus's case symbolizes government "weaponizing labour laws."
