The Problem of Poverty in Bangladesh

The Problem of Poverty in Bangladesh

By Professor Muhammad Yunus

Ever since its founding, Bangladesh has been known as one of the world's poorest countries. There has been an ongoing battle against challenging living conditions ­ overcrowding, floods, deforestation, erosion, soil depletion and natural calamities. As Grameen Bank founder and Noble Prize winner Muhammad Yunus argues, solutions are available ­ provided we are willing to entertain fresh thinking about poverty and its remedies.