yunus , who was eligible for the humanity prize at almost twice before , is the ninth person from bangladesh , a population of 147 million , to win a nobel prize . his nobel trophy is a rare bright light in a country struggling to confront islamic terrorists , and which is chronically flooded by floods and battered by storms that storm in from the bay of bengal . the republic , previously known as east pakistan , is bordered by the bay of bengal , india and tibet .
Yunus is the first person to win a Nobel Prize.