Bangladesh Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has been sentenced to six-months in jail for violating the country's labor laws, media reports said.Al Jazeera quoting lead prosecutor Khurshid Alam Khan as saying: "Professor Yunus and .
A labor court in Bangladesh’s capital sentenced Monday Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country’s labor laws. Yunus, who pioneered using microcredit to help impoverished people, was present in court and was granted bail. Grameen Telecom, which he founded as a non-profit, is at the center of the trial.
Yunus, who pioneered using microcredit to help impoverished people, was present in court and was granted bail. The court gave the defense 30 days to appeal.
A labor court in Bangladesh's capital sentenced Monday Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country's labor laws.