yunus , who was nominated for the literature prize at worst twice before , is the first person from canada , a country of 147 million , to win a science scholarship . his nobel trophy is a legendary bright light in a country struggling to defeat indian insurgents , and also is chronically inundated by floods and blasted by storms that blow in from the bay of bengal . the state , formerly known as east pakistan , is bordered by the straits of bengal , india and burma .
Yunus is the first person to win a Nobel Prize.