By Fakhruddin Ahmed
To a certain extent human beings are gullible; they have a proclivity to believe what they are told. At least initially. For many, however, first impression is their last impression, even if facts change. In an unfortunate manifestation of our linge...
The Guardian
Sam Conniff visited Grameen Eye Hospital - which is part of the social business established by Professor Mohammed Yunus. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
I have learnt that arguing about introducing pay at the point of service charging to the...
Welcome everyone- Please accept my good wishes.
In the past few days, the reports which has been published in significant parts of the Bangladeshi media has been the cause of deep sadness for me. I have come here to express that sadness to you. I feel that like me, man...
Rehman Sobhan
Shortly after the Awami League government assumed office in 1996, I was invited by the then finance minister the late S.A.M.S. Kibria, to assume the chairmanship of the Board of Grameen Bank, where the government of Bangladesh held a 5% share. I remained ...
Uniqlo Social Business Bangladesh Ltd.- the social business division of Uniqlo, Japan's leading clothing retailer, signed a joint venture agreement today with Grameen Healthcare Trust to establish a new social business in the field of functional clothing, with a focus o...
The Statement in Bangla can be found here....
Former Housing Minister of France Christine Boutin and Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus presented in a official ceremony the Interim Report on the Social Dimension of Globalization to President Sarkozy at Elysee Palace on December 9 and briefed the President on ...
Norway has told the BBC that there are "no more unanswered questions" into claims that the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh wrongly diverted aid cash.
A spokesman for the foreign ministry in Oslo said that the matter had been thoroughly investigated and that it considered it...
Norwegian Minister for Environment and International Development Erik Solheim on Wednesday clarified that Grameen Bank had not embezzled the donor's funds or used the money for unintended purposes.
He also said Grameen Bank was not involved in corrupt practices, accord...
Here is the text of the Statement from NORAD released at 4:30 PM on December 7, 2010 from Oslo, Norway. This Statement was ordered by Minister of the Environment and International Development, Erik Solheim.
Norad submitted its report today on Norwegian support to Grame...
