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12 US senators slam harassment of Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Yunus

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US senators urge Bangladesh to end harassment of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. Yunus and three associates from Grameen Telecom, a company founded by Yunus, were convicted by a Bangladeshi labor court. Each received a six-month jail sentence, but they were immediately granted bail pending appeal.

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12 US senators slam harassment of Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Yunus

Senators in letter to Prime Minister Hasina urge scrapping of laws targeting critics, opposition figures - Anadolu Ajansı

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US senators urge Bangladesh to end harassment of Nobel laureate

A bipartisan group of US Senators, led by Majority Whip Dick Durbin and Senator Todd Young, sent a letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, expressing concern over the alleged harassment of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, who was convicted by a Bangladesh labor law court in early January. The letter addressed to Hasina urges an end to the harassment of Yunus and the broader misuse of the justice system to…

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