[HN Gopher] Nobel laureate Yunus sentenced to jail in Bangladesh
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       Nobel laureate Yunus sentenced to jail in Bangladesh
        
       Author : vinnyvichy
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2024-01-02 16:21 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.bbc.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.bbc.com)
        
       | ImAnAmateur wrote:
       | This is very light on details for those who know nothing about
       | it.
        
         | paulette449 wrote:
         | "Prof Yunus' supporters say the case is politically motivated "
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         | Bangladeshi elections are in 5 days (Jan 7th). The Guardian has
         | more coverage:
         | 
         | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/01/nobel-laureate...
        
       | mistrial9 wrote:
       | historically, a national religion has taken the role of support
       | for the poor. It appears superficially that Prof. Yanus is
       | advocating a capital model for economics, which conflicts or is a
       | power-rival to a state religious model. Honestly, as an American,
       | the support of Richard Branson and The Hillary appears to be
       | damaging, since the politics of Islam are often about rejecting
       | Western European authority. disclaimer- not involved, not near
       | this issue
        
       | alephnerd wrote:
       | To me at least, Yunus appeared to be just another oligarch trying
       | to enter the political arena - similar to Shiniwatra in Thailand
       | and Poroshenko in Ukraine.
       | 
       | He attempted to enter the political arena in the 2000s with what
       | appeared to be the backing of the Military [0][1] and he has a
       | history of committing tax fraud and corruption [2][3] (though,
       | tbf, any businessperson in Asia has to do this).
       | 
       | He also seems to use the same PR and Lobbying firm that
       | Azerbaijan, Rwanda, Qatar, Muhammadu Buhari (former Dictator and
       | later elected President of Nigeria), Uhuru Kenyatta (former
       | President of Kenya wanted for rapes and murders in the aftermath
       | of the 2013 election), and a couple conglomerates affiliated to
       | Hezbollah use as well [4]
       | 
       | Sheikh Hasina is no angel, but it doesn't seem like Yunus or
       | Grameen Bank/Telecom were ethical either [5]
       | 
       | I'm curious whether my read on this is correct though. I'd
       | appreciate Banglas giving me feedback (especially Raynier)
       | 
       | [0] - http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/02/23/d7022301075.htm
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       | [1] - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6530781.stm
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       | [2] - https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/2137-bangladesh-
       | microfinance-...
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       | [3] - https://www.devex.com/news/norway-orders-probe-on-grameen-
       | ai...
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       | [4] - https://btpadvisers.com/case-studies/muhammad-yunus
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       | [5] - https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/india-fuelled-
       | hasinas-d...
        
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