Why This Nobel Prize Winner Faces Life Imprisonment in Bangladesh | Big Take Asia

Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus pioneered micro loans as a tool to fight poverty. Now prosecutors in Bangladesh have linked him and his colleagues to a dizzying number of crimes, including embezzlement and laundering millions of dollars.
Today on The Big Take Asia, host K. Oanh Ha speaks to Bloomberg’s Kai Schultz about the complicated saga and what implications Yunus’s case has for Bangladesh, one of the fastest growing economies. We also hear from Yunus himself, who talks about the rift between him and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and the personal impact of the legal drama.
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Bangladesh Sentences Nobel Peace Prize Winner to 6 Months in Prison (www.bloomberg....)
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The conflict with Bangladesh's government, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has escalated. She has publicly criticized Yunus for years, leading to accusations that the legal charges against him are politically motivated.

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Scary how things unfolded

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