[Opinion] Trial against Bangladesh Nobel laureate sparks global outcry - La Prensa Latina Media

Trial against Bangladesh Nobel laureate sparks global outcry - La Prensa Latina Media

Dhaka, Sep 1 (EFE).- Opinions have become divided after 176 global leaders appealed to the Bangladesh authorities to halt an alleged campaign of judicial harassment against Nobel Laureate and microcredit pioneer Mohammad Yunus. In an open letter on Aug.28 to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the leaders, including ex-US President Barack Obama, ex-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and more than 100 Nobel laureates, expressed concern about threats to …