Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus to receive Olympic honor

The lone Nobel laureate of Bangladesh, Professor Muhammad Yunus is going to receive a rare Olympic honor in Japan on the 23rd of July The economist turned revolutionary banker turned social entrepreneur, Dr Yunus will be honored during the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympic Games organised under the shadow of Covid-19. The extraordinary orator becomes the second recipient of Olympic Laurel after Kenyan social changemaker Kip Keino.

Nava Thakuria is a Guwahati (North East India) based journalist, who contributes to News Hour and various other media outlets. He writes over various socio-political and environmental issues of North East India along with Bangladesh, Burma, Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal. One of his areas of interest is also the media and its development.
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