Yunus warns of an existential squeeze on Bangladesh

Bangladesh, one of the world’s most densely populated low-lying nations, is being pushed toward the brink by rising seas, shifting weather patterns and intensifying heat, Muhammad Yunus, the country’s chief adviser and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, told in an interview with The New York Times’ David Gelles. Ahead of Yunus’ tour of New York to attend the UN General Assembly, The New York Times has put the interview in its ‘gift article’ section allowing its subscribers to share it with non subscribers. Yunus, an economist and microfinance pioneer tapped to lead an interim government after last year’s political upheaval, said the country’s geography and demography make it especially vulnerable. “We have to make use of every little space we’ve...