Muhammad Yunus, Vanderbilt alumnus and Nobel laureate, returns to Bangladesh as interim leader
August 09, 2024
August 09, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:
Muhammad Yunus (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt)
Nobel laureate and economist Muhammad Yunus, PhD'71, was recently chosen by President Mohammed Shahabuddin to lead an interim government in Bangladesh. Yunus returned to his native country on Thursday, Aug. 8, after weeks of student-led protests. He met with Shahabuddin and army chief Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman before taking his oath. Sixteen other people . . .
Muhammad Yunus (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt)
Nobel laureate and economist Muhammad Yunus, PhD'71, was recently chosen by President Mohammed Shahabuddin to lead an interim government in Bangladesh. Yunus returned to his native country on Thursday, Aug. 8, after weeks of student-led protests. He met with Shahabuddin and army chief Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman before taking his oath. Sixteen other people . . .