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Rio: Muhammad Yunus named Olympic Torchbearer

| | Aug 03, 2016, at 04:57 pm
Dhaka, Aug 3 (IBNS): Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will be the an Olympic Torchbearer for the Olympic Games in Rio on Aug 4.

A post on Yunus official Facebook page said: "Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is being honored to be an Olympic Torchbearer for the Olympic Games in ‪#‎Rio‬ 2016 Brazil on 4th August."

The Rio Olympics will commence from this week

 

#Muhammad Yunus #Olympic Torchbearer #Olympics

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