By Rehman Sobhan
The measure of a leader is the ability to transform a perceived adversary into an ally. The measure of a statesman is a leader who can join hands with an adversary in building a better tomorrow for the generations to come.
The Bangladesh Bank's notice...
By Abdul Hannan Chowdhury
In 1974, the US secretary of state, Dr. Henry Kissinger, labeled Bangladesh as a "basket case." The image of Bangladesh, in post-independence era was degrading due to many social causes. However, a country in phase of early transition is expec...
December 12, 2010, Press Conferencein Grameen Banks' Head Office, Mirpur - 2, Dhaka - 1216
Professor Muhammad Yunus's Opening Remarks
Welcome. To all members of the media, I extend my good wishes to you.
In the past few days, that which has been published in signific...
By Mahfuz Anam
Can a technicality be the main measure of judging a man of Yunus' stature?
So after all the talk of "blood sucking" and "siphoning off billions" the real guilt of our one and only Nobel Laureate and globally admired microcredit pioneer and Grameen B...
From February 14th to February 19th, a team from the Yunus Centre visited the small island nation of Timor-Leste to explore the possibility of introducing a family of social businesses. The United Nations Development Program, who hosted the trip for the Yunus Centre re...
By Chaklader Mahboob-ul Alam
I still remember the day when I met Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank for the first time. It was, I think, in 1998. He came to give a lecture at the University of Madrid, Spain. The huge conference room of the Medical ...
by Dr. Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan
Prof. Yunus is known around the world as the "Father of Microcredit" and a Bangladeshi, and the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize was just an icing on the cake. There are many others who received Nobel Peace Prize, but their demand and glory faded as s...
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 ...
The Statement in Bangla can be found here....
