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Original Title: Nobel Prize winner Yunus sentenced to jail in Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus and three other executives of a microcredit bank received six-month sentences for labor law violations. The 83-year-old has been locked in a long-running row with the prime minister of Bangladesh
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A court in Bangladesh on Sunday sentenced Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for labor law violations.
The 83-year-old Yunus won his Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for creating a so-called microlender, a bank specializing in small loans.
Yunus’ supporters believe the charges were filed to harass him ahead of elections on January 7 where Hasina seeks a fourth term.
Last August, more than 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates in an open letter urged Hasina to suspend all legal proceedings against Yunus.
In 2010, a TV documentary alleged that Yunus transferred $100 million, given to the bank by the Norwegian government to a sister company without permission.
In 2013, he was put on trial on charges of receiving money without government permission, including his Nobel Prize award and royalties from a book.
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