The first Asian Novel Prize winner was Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali poet who won the prize for his contribution to English literature.
        
        
     
    
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        Dr. Mohammad Yunus of Bangladesh won the prize in 2006, for his establishment of the Grameen Bank, which makes loans to the poor.