Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi social entrepreneur credited with helping millions escape poverty, has been granted bail in his appeal against a six-month prison sentence in a case widely criticized by human rights groups.
The 83-year-old, who was found guilty on Jan.
1 of violating labor laws, is still facing at least 170 cases, including serious corruption allegations that may land him in jail for years if proven true, Reuters reports.
"Our dream is to create a new world," Yunus said yesterday.
"We have chased a dream.
We have incurred the annoyance of someone because of chasing this dream."
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