Tells The Daily Star it’s not wise to amend law to ensure govt control Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has warned that Grameen Bank could run into deep trouble if the government amends the law to take control of the microfinance bank founded by him. “If those amendments [proposed by the review committee] come and the ... Read more
hillary backs grameen bank
Do not let go of GB ownership
Prof Yunus writes to members Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the 83 lakh members of Grameen Bank to remain vigilant against any attempts to take away the microfinance bank from the majority shareholders. The caution came after his resignation as the bank’s managing director amid widespread speculation that his removal was part of ... Read more
Govt plans to overhaul GB
14-pt blueprint to raise govt stake in Grameen Bank The government has planned to raise its stake in the Grameen Bank and establish control over its lucrative sister firms in a move that will transform the Nobel winning micro-lender into another state-owned bank. The finance ministry has outlined the plan in a 14-point blueprint, which ... Read more
Prof Yunus resigns
Prof Muhammad Yunus has stepped down as the managing director of Grameen Bank in order to prevent undue disruption in the activities of the microfinance bank, the Nobel laureate confirmed yesterday. “I am today [yesterday] relinquishing the post of managing director of Grameen Bank on the basis that the Deputy Managing Director Nurjahan Begum would ... Read more
Let Grameen Bank flourish further
Appeals Prof Yunus Grameen Bank’s future is connected with 40 million borrowers, and it should be ensured that its achievements in the last four decades are not undone, Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus said in a statement yesterday. “Now our challenge is to create the opportunity so that the second generation of Grameen Bank
Prof Yunus to remain MD until decision by GB board
Prof Muhammad Yunus is still the managing director of Grameen Bank and will continue to be so until the bank’s board of directors appoints a new MD, said Rokanuddin Mahmud, a counsel for the Nobel laureate, yesterday. Rokanuddin’s statement came a day after the Supreme Court (SC) affirmed a High Court verdict
Hillary backs Grameen independence
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton backed Grameen Bank’s independence in a telephone call to Prof Muhammad Yunus, her spokesman said. “Secretary Clinton spoke yesterday with Dr Muhammad Yunus and expressed support for the independence of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh,” Clinton spokesman Philip Crowley said on