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Bangladesh microfinance pioneer Abed dies

by AT Contributor December 22, 2019February 18, 2020

Thousands gathered in Bangladesh on Sunday for the funeral of Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of one of the world’s largest NGOs and credited with lifting nearly 150 million people out of poverty. The 83-year-old passed away on Friday in a Dhaka hospital while undergoing treatment for a brain tumor. His body was brought to a stadium […]

Mohammad Yunus created microfinance by experimenting with lending to poor women in Bangladesh. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inBangladesh, South Asia

Bangladesh continues defamation of Grameen Bank

by Sabria Chowdhury Balland November 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Bangladesh President Sheikh Hasina at a security conference in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2017. Photo: AFP Forum/Tobias Hase
Posted inBangladesh, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Trump probe could reset Bangladesh’s politics

by Subir Bhaumik June 13, 2017February 18, 2020

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