Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina Sheikh celebrated the new year with news that one of her “enemies” was sentenced to six months in prison.
Professor Mohammad Yunus is 83 years old, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, recipient of the U.S. Congressional Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Yunus launched the first microcredit lending program in Bangladesh which evolved into the Grameen Bank. The “Banker to the Poor” made small loans to help poor people become entrepreneurs. As of 2020, Grameen Bank has roughly 9 million borrowers, 97 percent of which are women, with a near-perfect repayment rate.
Earlier in 2023, 190 global leaders, including 108 Nobel Laureates, signed a letter calling on the prime minister to stop harassing Professor Yunus. Help the signal break through the noise. Call members of Congress at: 202-224-3121 and encourage them to support a man who has lifted many out of poverty.
Mary Minor
Snohomish
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