Yunus fears government is taking over Grameen Bank (Lead)
August 2nd, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 2 (IANS) Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus Thursday expressed shock at the Bangladesh government's attempt to cut the powers of the Grameen Bank's board and giving more authority to ... Read more...
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Yunus fears Grameen Bank’s takeover by government
August 2nd, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 2 (IANS) Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus Thursday expressed utter shock at the Bangladesh government's attempt to cut the powers of the Grameen Bank's board and giving more authority ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi Nobel laureate meets Sharjah ruler
May 10th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, May 9 (IANS/WAM) Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Bangladesh's Grameen Bank, met the ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday and discussed economic and ... Read more...
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Bhutanese PM to speak in India on gross national happiness
December 13th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) After successfully implementing gross national happiness -- an alternative development indicator -- in his country, Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigme Y. Thinley will be ... Read more...
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UAE participates in global microcredit summit in Spain
November 18th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Valladolid (Spain), Nov 18 (IANS/WAM) UAE's Ambassador to Spain Hessa Al-Otaiba has led the country's delegation to the 5th Global Microcredit Summit in Valladolid, Spain.During the four-day summit that ended ... Read more...
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Bio-technology the only way to combat world hunger: Experts
October 20th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Oct 20 (IANS) Bio-technology needs to be adopted more widely to combat the spectre of global hunger, said agriculturists from all over the world, policy experts, senior US officials ... Read more...
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Yunus opposes government move to control Grameen Bank
May 26th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 26 (IANS) Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has warned that Grameen Bank, from which he has been ousted, could be in deep trouble if the Bangladesh government amends the ... Read more...
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Grameen stakeholders should protest, says Yunus
May 18th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 18 (IANS) Predicting difficult times ahead, Bangladesh rural credit pioneer Muhammad Yunus has asked shareholders of the Grameen Bank to protest against any attempt to "take away" ... Read more...
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India only friend of Hasina government: Opposition leader
May 13th, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 13 (IANS) A senior leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has said that India was "the only friend" of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and ... Read more...
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Yunus quits as Grameen Bank managing director (Lead)
May 13th, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 13 (IANS) Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus resigned as managing director of Grameen Bank, the micro-credit network he pioneered, expressing the hope that it would retain its "independence and ... Read more...
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Bangladesh’s Grameen bank chief Yunus steps down
May 13th, 2011 - 7:11 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 13 (IANS) Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus stepped down as the Grameen Bank Managing Director Thursday night, Xinhua reported."I am today (Thursday) relinquishing the post of Managing Director ... Read more...
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Bangladesh government announces new Grameen Bank chief
May 12th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) A woman official will be Grameen Bank's acting managing director, replacing Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladesh government announced Thursday.Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith said Nurjahan Begum, ... Read more...
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Grameen’s Yunus alleges ‘political influence’ in banking sector
May 8th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 8 (IANS) Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus has said his removal as managing director has threatened the bank's "independent existence" and raised the question "whether it can be ... Read more...
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Yunus remains Grameen Bank chief despite court verdicts
May 7th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 7 (IANS) Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is still the chief of Grameen Bank and will continue to be so until the bank's board of directors appoints a new ... Read more...
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Bangladesh apex court dismisses Grameen, Yunus appeals (Lead)
May 5th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) Bangladeshi Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank pioneer Muhammad Yunus Thursday lost a third consecutive appeal before the Supreme Court against his removal from the bank.After the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh apex court dismisses Grameen, Yunus appeals
May 5th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) Bangladesh's Supreme Court Thursday dismissed two petitions challenging an order removing Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus as managing director of Grameen Bank.A seven-member bench of the Appellate ... Read more...
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Grameen Bank urgently needs a regulator: probe report
April 27th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 27 (IANS) A committee appointed by the Bangladesh government to probe the working of the Grameen Bank has accused the micro-credit agency run by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus ... Read more...
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Government probe clears Yunus on handling of foreign funds
April 26th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 26 (IANS) A government-appointed committee has said it did not find "any irregularities" in Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus' handling of funds that were received from the Norwegian ... Read more...
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France takes up Yunus case with Bangladesh
April 25th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 25 (IANS) A special envoy of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has asked the Bangladesh government to ensure that Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is "effectively associated" with Grameen Bank, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh apex court adjourns Yunus hearing
April 6th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 6 (IANS) The Bangladesh Supreme Court Wednesday adjourned hearing on the two petitions filed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus and nine Grameen Bank directors challenging Yunus' removal as ... Read more...
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French president supports Grameen’s Yunus
April 6th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 6 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said his government will closely monitor the developments regarding Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus' removal from Grameen Bank and will take ... Read more...
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Nobel laureate Yunus loses Bangladesh court appeal
April 5th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by BNO News
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BNO NEWS) -- Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus's appeal against his sacking from the micro-lending institution Grameen Bank he founded, The Daily Star reported.A seven-member ... Read more...
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Bangladesh apex court confirms Yunus removal from Grameen Bank (Second Lead)
April 5th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 5 (IANS) The Bangladesh Supreme Court Tuesday confirmed the removal of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus as the managing director of the Grameen Bank that he had founded ... Read more...
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Apex court confirms Yunus removal from Grameen Bank (Lead)
April 5th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 5 (IANS) The Bangladesh Supreme Court Tuesday confirmed the removal of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus from as the managing director of the Grameen Bank that he had ... Read more...
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Bangladesh Supreme Court to hear Yunus’ plea Tuesday
April 4th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 4 (IANS) Bangladesh's Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the plea of Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus challenging his removal from the managing director's post last month.A seven-member ... Read more...
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Bangladesh court adjourns Yunus hearing till April 4
March 29th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 29 (IANS) Bangladesh's Supreme Court Tuesday adjourned till next Monday the hearing on an appeal of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus and his supporters challenging his removal as the ... Read more...
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Grameen’s Yunus says he is not a political threat
March 26th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 26 (IANS) Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus has said he was "not a political threat to anyone" in Bangladesh and would like to resolve ... Read more...
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Talks on for compromise with Grameen’s Yunus
March 25th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 25 (IANS) The Bangladesh government is holding talks to reach a compromise with Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus, Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith has said."Various proposals have to be ... Read more...
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Yunus can’t be Grameen managing director: Dhaka
March 21st, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has told a top US official that Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus can return to the Grameen Bank but as its honorary chief, not ... Read more...
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US asks Bangladesh to compromise with Yunus
March 20th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 20 (IANS) A top US official has asked Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to compromise on the removal of Muhammad Yunus from the Grameen Bank, saying his ... Read more...
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US official in Dhaka to meet Grameen’s Yunus
March 19th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 19 (IANS) US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake Jr. arrived here Saturday to meet Grameen Bank's ousted chief and ... Read more...
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Grameen Bank case: Bangladesh Supreme Court to hear Yunus appeal
March 15th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Mar.15 (ANI): The Bangladesh Supreme Court is likely to hear an appeal of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus against a High Court decision to uphold his removal as the chairperson of microlender ... Read more...
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Grameen Yunus’s petition hearing put off for two weeks
March 15th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 15 (IANS) The Bangladesh Supreme Court Tuesday adjourned for two weeks a hearing against a high court verdict upholding the removal of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus as managing ... Read more...
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Bangladesh resents US remarks on Yunus’ removal
March 13th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) Bangladesh has expressed reservations over the US criticism of Dhaka's decision to remove Nobel laurate Muhammad Yunus from the post of managing director of Grameen ... Read more...
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Full bench of Bangladesh apex court to hear Yunus’s appeal (Lead)
March 9th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) A full bench of Bangladesh's Supreme Court will hear Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus's petition seeking a stay on the high court judgment upholding his dismissal as ... Read more...
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