Wish that Hasina announces that she is still the Prime Minister and orders his arrest.After all she has not resigned.The government of India is committing a blunder by dealing with him.After all the Chief Justice of the Supreme court too had to flee,thanks to the CIA. YM
On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 1:16 PM APS Mani <[email protected]> wrote: > I 100% agree with you as well that your prediction will come true, Sir. > > Mani > > On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 12:53 PM Markendeya Yeddanapudi < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I like your word misfortune Sir.Now the apt word is catastrophe.He hides >> under the protection of the CIA and the traitor elements of the Bangladesh >> army.My God he is repudiating the wonderful Bengalee heritage and is >> talibanizing the country whose freedom was the gift of India.A totally >> shameless creature now destroying Bangladesh.When the people wake up,not >> far away,only Biden has to leave,he will flee to the USA. >> YM >> >> On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 12:08 PM APS Mani <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Worth reading the full details of Yunus. Had the misfortune of meeting >>> him in person during my Tokyo days, very close conversation too. Thanks, >>> KR Sir, Mani >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 11:01 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Muhammad Yunus Article >>>> >>>> From Wikipedia >>>> >>>> 5th Chief Adviser of Bangladesh >>>> >>>> Assumed office 8 August 2024 >>>> >>>> President Mohammed Shahabuddin >>>> >>>> Preceded by Sheikh Hasina >>>> >>>> (as Prime Minister) >>>> >>>> Adviser of the Caretaker Government >>>> >>>> In office >>>> >>>> 30 March 1996 – 23 June 1996 >>>> >>>> President Abdur Rahman Biswas >>>> >>>> Chief Adviser Muhammad Habibur Rahman >>>> >>>> Personal details >>>> >>>> Born 28 June 1940 (age 84) >>>> >>>> Hathazari, Bengal Province, British India >>>> >>>> Citizenship >>>> >>>> British Raj (1940–1947) >>>> >>>> Pakistan (1947–1971) >>>> >>>> Bangladesh (since 1971) >>>> >>>> Awards >>>> >>>> Olympic Laurel (2020) >>>> >>>> Congressional Gold Medal (2010) >>>> >>>> Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009) >>>> >>>> Nobel Peace Prize (2006) >>>> >>>> Independence Award (1987) >>>> >>>> Muhammad Yunus[a] (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, >>>> entrepreneur, politician, and civil society leader, who has been serving as >>>> Chief Adviser (interim head of government) of the interim government of >>>> Bangladesh since 8 August 2024. Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace >>>> Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the >>>> concepts of microcredit and microfinance. Yunus has received several >>>> other national and international honors, including the United States >>>> Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the Congressional Gold Medal in >>>> 2010 >>>> >>>> In 2012, Yunus became Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in >>>> Scotland, a position he held until 2018 Previously, he was a professor of >>>> economics at Chittagong University in Bangladesh. He published several >>>> books related to his finance work. He is a founding board member of Grameen >>>> America and Grameen Foundation, which support microcredit Yunus also served >>>> on the board of directors of the United Nations Foundation, a public >>>> charity to support UN causes, from 1998 to 2021.In 2022, He partnered with >>>> Global Esports Federation as part of the Esports for Development (E4D) >>>> movement to support the development of Esports. >>>> >>>> Following the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina, President Mohammed >>>> Shahabuddin gave Yunus a mandate to form an interim government, acceding to >>>> calls from student leaders for his appointment. His government has >>>> appointed a Constitutional Reform Commission to draft a revision to the >>>> Constitution of Bangladesh and has pledged the convocation of a constituent >>>> assembly. His acquittal on appeal the following day of charges of labour >>>> code violations, which were viewed as politically motivated, facilitated >>>> his return to the country and appointment. His name was listed in The >>>> 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2024. >>>> >>>> In 1965, he received a Fulbright scholarship to study in the United >>>> States. He obtained his PhD in economics from the Vanderbilt University >>>> Graduate Program in Economic Development (GPED) in 1971 From 1969 to 1972, >>>> Yunus was the assistant professor of economics at Middle Tennessee State >>>> University in Murfreesboro.During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, >>>> Yunus founded a citizen's committee and ran the Bangladesh Information >>>> Center, with other Bangladeshis in the United States, to raise support for >>>> liberation. He also published the Bangladesh Newsletter from his home in >>>> Nashville. After the War, he returned to Bangladesh and was appointed to >>>> the government's Planning Commission headed by Nurul Islam. However, he >>>> found the job boring and resigned to join Chittagong University as head of >>>> the Economics department. >>>> >>>> In 1974 we ended up with a famine in the country. People were dying of >>>> hunger and not having enough to eat. And that's a terrible situation to see >>>> around you. And I was feeling terrible that here I teach elegant theories >>>> of economics, and those theories are of no use at the moment with the >>>> people who are going hungry. So I wanted to see if as a person, as a human >>>> being, I could be of some use to some people. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> – Muhammad Yunus while talking about reason behind creating Grameen Bank >>>> >>>> Political career >>>> >>>> In July 2007, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Graça >>>> Machel and Desmond Tutu convened a group of world leaders "to contribute >>>> their wisdom, independent leadership and integrity to tackle some of the >>>> world's toughest problems. Nelson Mandela announced the formation of this >>>> new group, The Elders, in a speech he delivered on the occasion of his 89th >>>> birthday. Yunus attended the launch of the group and was one of its >>>> founding members. He stepped down as an Elder in September 2009, stating >>>> that he was unable to do justice to his membership due to the demands of >>>> his work.Yunus is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of >>>> ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for >>>> equitable and sustainable development in Africa. Every year, the Panel >>>> releases a report, the Africa Progress Report, that outlines an issue of >>>> immediate importance to the continent and suggests a set of associated >>>> policies. In July 2009, Yunus became a member of the SNV Netherlands >>>> Development Organisation International Advisory Board to support the >>>> organisation's poverty reduction work Since 2010, Yunus has served as a >>>> Commissioner for the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, a UN >>>> initiative which seeks to use broadband internet services to accelerate >>>> social and economic development In March 2016, he was appointed by United >>>> Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the High-Level Commission on >>>> Health Employment and Economic Growth, which was co-chaired by presidents >>>> François Hollande of France and Jacob Zuma of South Africa.[47] Following >>>> the Rohingya genocide in 2016–2017, Yunus urged Myanmar to end >>>> violence against Rohingya Muslims. >>>> >>>> Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the transitional leader of the >>>> interim government on 7 August 2024 by president Mohammed Shahabuddin. On 8 >>>> August 2024, he took the oath and has been serving as the Chief Advisor of >>>> the 2024 Bangladesh interim government.After the oath he visited injured >>>> peoples in Dhaka Medical College.[62] On 10 August 2024, he visited the >>>> home and family members of Abu Sayed He also visited injured student >>>> protesters in the Rangpur Medical College. Following communal violence >>>> after Hasina's resignation, Yunus threatened to resign if the violence >>>> continued and vowed to crack down on conspirators of the attacks. >>>> >>>> Controversies >>>> >>>> 2011 dismissal >>>> >>>> The second Awami League government announced a review of Grameen Bank >>>> activities on 11 January 2011. In February 2011, several international >>>> leaders, such as Mary Robinson, stepped up their defence of Yunus through a >>>> number of efforts, including the founding of a formal network of supporters >>>> known as "Friends of Grameen". >>>> >>>> On 15 February 2011, the Finance Minister of Bangladesh, Abul Maal >>>> Abdul Muhith, declared that Yunus should "stay away" from Grameen Bank >>>> while it is being investigated. On 2 March 2011, Muzammel Huq, a former >>>> Bank employee, whom the government had appointed chairman in January, >>>> announced that Yunus had been fired as managing director of the Bank. >>>> However, Bank General Manager Jannat-E Quanine issued a statement that >>>> Yunus was "continuing in his office" pending review of the legal issues >>>> surrounding the controversy. >>>> >>>> In March 2011, Yunus petitioned the Bangladesh High Court challenging >>>> the legality of the decision by the Bangladeshi Central Bank to remove him >>>> as managing director of Grameen Bank. The same day, nine elected directors >>>> of Grameen Bank filed a second petition. U.S. Senator John Kerry expressed >>>> his support to Yunus in a statement on 5 March 2011 and declared that he >>>> was "deeply concerned" by this affair. The same day in Bangladesh, >>>> thousands of people protested and formed human chains to support Yunus. The >>>> High Court hearing on the petitions, was planned for 6 March 2011 but >>>> postponed. On 8 March 2011, the Court confirmed Yunus's dismissal. >>>> >>>> Accusation of 'loan sharking' and effectiveness of microfinance >>>> >>>> Yunus at an opening ceremony of his new book in New York City in 2008 >>>> >>>> The allegations against Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank were made in a >>>> context where some people began to question the effectiveness of >>>> microfinance, prompted by the actions of some for-profit microfinance >>>> institutions (MFIs) in India and Mexico.[79] Coercion, peer pressure and >>>> physical harassment were reportedly used as loan repayment practices in >>>> some specific MFIs.[80] Commercialisation of microcredit prompted Yunus to >>>> state that he "never imagined that one day microcredit would give rise >>>> to its own breed of loan sharks." >>>> >>>> The lure of profits attracted some for-profit MFIs to hold initial >>>> public offerings (IPOs), including the largest Indian MFI, SKS >>>> Microfinance, which held an IPO in July 2010 In September 2010, Yunus >>>> criticised the IPO; in a debate with SKS founder Vikram Akula during the >>>> Clinton Global Initiative meeting, he said, "Microcredit is not about >>>> exciting people to make money off the poor. That's what you're doing. >>>> That's the wrong message completely." Calculations of actual interest >>>> rate vary, but one estimate puts average Grameen rates at about a 23% >>>> interest rate (comparable to the inflation rate). Also see what annual >>>> interest do NGOs earn from a fixed initial capital? In 2013, he faced >>>> a state-backed smear campaign that accused him of being un-Islamic and >>>> promoting homosexuality, after he signed a joint statement criticising the >>>> prosecution of gay people in Uganda in 2012 with three other nobel >>>> laureates. >>>> >>>> Food adulteration case >>>> >>>> On 27 January 2011, Yunus appeared in court in a food-adulteration case >>>> filed by the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Food Safety Court, accusing him >>>> of producing an "adulterated" yogurt whose fat content was below the legal >>>> minimum. This yogurt is produced by Grameen Danone, a social business joint >>>> venture between Grameen Bank and Danone that aims to provide opportunities >>>> for street vendors who sell the yogurt and to improve child nutrition with >>>> the nutrient-fortified yogurt. According to Yunus' lawyer, the allegations >>>> are "false and baseless". >>>> >>>> Trials >>>> >>>> Yunus faced 174 lawsuits in Bangladesh, 172 of which were civil cases. >>>> Allegations included labour law violations, corruption, and money >>>> laundering, which Yunus alleged were politically motivated. >>>> >>>> Hasina launched a series of trials against Yunus. The former put the >>>> latter on trial in 2010 and ultimately removed him from Grameen Bank, >>>> citing his age. In 2013, he was tried a second time, because he had >>>> supposedly received earnings without the necessary government permission, >>>> including his Nobel Peace Prize earnings and royalties from his book sales. >>>> The series of trials against Yunus puzzled figures worldwide, from the 8.3 >>>> million underprivileged women served by Grameen Bank to U.S. President >>>> Barack Obama. >>>> >>>> On 1 January 2024, a court in Bangladesh sentenced Yunus to a six-month >>>> prison term, along with three employees from Grameen Telecom for labor law >>>> violations. However, the court granted bail pending appeals. Amnesty >>>> International declared Yunus's conviction a "blatant abuse" of the justice >>>> system. The conviction was overturned on 7 August 2024 following an appeal. >>>> He has been acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption >>>> Commission (ACC) just four days after getting acquittal for the labour >>>> violations case >>>> >>>> 9 March, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam expressed the government's >>>> attitude when he said, "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina should have been >>>> awarded the Nobel Peace Prize". He went on to challenge the wisdom of the >>>> Nobel committee. >>>> >>>> The Bangladesh government launched the first trial against Yunus in >>>> December 2010, alleging that in 1996 he had transferred approximately $100 >>>> million to a sister company of Grameen Bank. Yunus denied the allegations >>>> and he was found innocent by the Norwegian government. >>>> >>>> Yunus became subject to legal proceedings over three criminal cases. A >>>> criminal defamation case was filed against Yunus for criticising >>>> politicians in 2007. A food inspector filed another case against Yunus, >>>> alleging that yogurt manufactured by Grameen-Danone was adulterated. The >>>> final blow came on 3 March 2011. Bangladesh Bank informed Grameen in a >>>> letter that Yunus had been removed from Grameen, citing old age. Backed by >>>> nine boards of directors, 22 thousand employees, and 8.3 million Grameen >>>> borrowers, Yunus defied the government order, returned to Grameen's >>>> headquarters in Dhaka, and lodged an appeal at Dhaka High Court against the >>>> decision. However, Justice Mohammad Momtazuddin Ahmed and Justice Gobinda >>>> Chandra Tagore delivered the verdict against Yunus, Backed by >>>> international leaders (e.g., Hillary and Bill Clinton), national leaders >>>> (e.g., Sir Fazle Hasan Abed) and 8.3 million Grameen borrowers, Yunus filed >>>> an appeal in Bangladesh Supreme Court against the High Court's verdict. The >>>> full bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice ABM Khairul >>>> Haque heard the appeal on 15 March 2011 and upheld Yunus's removal by >>>> the government. >>>> >>>> Yunus at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway >>>> >>>> Yunus was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Grameen Bank, >>>> for their efforts to create economic and social development: >>>> >>>> Muhammad Yunus has shown himself to be a leader who has managed to >>>> translate visions into practical action for the benefit of millions of >>>> people, not only in Bangladesh, but also in many other countries. Loans to >>>> poor people without any financial security had appeared to be an impossible >>>> idea. From modest beginnings three decades ago, Yunus has, first and >>>> foremost through Grameen Bank, developed micro-credit into an ever more >>>> important instrument in the struggle against poverty. >>>> >>>> — Norwegian Nobel Committee[154] >>>> >>>> Yunus was the first Bangladeshi to ever get a Nobel Prize. He >>>> established Grameen Bank in 1983, which plays a significant role in poverty >>>> alleviation in various countries of the world including Bangladesh. In >>>> 2006, he and the Grameen Bank he founded jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize >>>> >>>> Former U.S. president Bill Clinton was a vocal advocate for the >>>> awarding of the Nobel Prize to Yunus. He expressed this in Rolling Stone >>>> magazine as well as in his autobiography My Life. In a speech given at >>>> University of California, Berkeley in 2002, President Clinton described >>>> Yunus as "a man who long ago should have won the Nobel Prize [in Economics >>>> and] I'll keep saying that until they finally give it to him." Conversely, >>>> The Economist stated explicitly that while Yunus was doing excellent work >>>> to fight poverty, it was not appropriate to award him the Peace Prize, >>>> stating: "... the Nobel committee could have made a braver, more difficult, >>>> choice by declaring that there would be no recipient at all." >>>> >>>> Yunus at the Annual Meeting 2009 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, >>>> Switzerland >>>> >>>> He is one of only seven persons to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, >>>> Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal. Other >>>> notable awards include the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1984, the World Food >>>> Prize, the International Simon Bolivar Prize (1996), the Prince of Asturias >>>> Award for Concord and the Sydney Peace Prize in 1998, and the Seoul Peace >>>> Prize in 2006. Additionally, Yunus has been awarded 50 honorary doctorate >>>> degrees from universities across 20 countries, and 113 international awards >>>> from 26 countries including state honours from 10 countries. Bangladesh >>>> government brought out a commemorative stamp to honour his Nobel Award.In >>>> January 2008, Houston, Texas declared 14 January as "Muhammad Yunus Day". >>>> >>>> Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh's interim government". >>>> Al Jazeera. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on >>>> >>>> Clandestinely getting the balance with the Muslim back up than >>>> the USA. Survival of the fittest. So A paper tiger living as a leexh. Can >>>> be quelled in a nano sec. K Rajaram IRS 81224 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 at 09:13, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> This man Yunus was a big usurous money lender bloated into the Nobel >>>>> Prize.This Nobel now repudiates the wonderful Bengali Heritage!He has >>>>> become the stooge of the CIA helping the genocide of Hindus.He wants to >>>>> ruin Bangladesh by creating a war against India,which it simply cannot >>>>> win.Of course he wants to run away when the Indian army takes over. >>>>> Under Hasina Bangladesh was wonderfully prospering.Now he wants to >>>>> bankrupt the country with a defeat in war.He cannot stay in Bangladesh >>>>> without the CIA protection. >>>>> YM >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> *Mar* >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCKo680wN_3u7aDu-GL_9Tzc9o6t6WiPgQ253q99N2P8cw%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCKo680wN_3u7aDu-GL_9Tzc9o6t6WiPgQ253q99N2P8cw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> *Mar* >> > -- *Mar* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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