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প্রফেসর মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস কতৃক চট্টগ্রামের জোবরা গ্রামে জোবরা যাদুঘর ও আর্কাইভ উদ্বোধন
ইউনূস সেন্টার প্রেস রিলিজ (১৯ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৫): নোবেল শান্তি পূরষ্কার জয়ী প্রফেসর মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস গত ১৯ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৫ তারিখে চট্টগ্রামের জোবরা গ্রামে জোবরা যাদুঘর ও আর্কাইভ উদ্বোধন কর...
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus inaugurated the Jobra Museum and Archives in the village of Jobra where Grameen Bank was born in 1976 on September 19.
Yunus Centre Press release (Sep 20, 2015): Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus inaugurated the Jobra Museum and Archive, on September 19, in the village of Jobra where Grameen Bank was born in 1976. Interesting feature of the event was the gathering of most of the former staff of the first branch of Grameen Bank as well as Professor H. I. Latifee who had coordinated all the activities of Professor Yunus during early years. The opening ceremony was also attended by d...
Yunus urges to tear down wall of poverty at the 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Yunus Centre Press release (11 November, 2014): Celebrations marking 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall have concluded with the release of thousands of glowing white balloons into the night sky, fireworks and songs. Some 2 million people gathered in Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate for the finale of weekend events marking a quarter of a century since the Fall of the Wall. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was one of the special guests who joined the German President J...
9th Social Business Design Lab held at Yunus Centre
Yunus Centre Press release (19 November, 2013): The 9th Social Business Design Lab took place on 16 November 2013 at Yunus Centre. About 112 participants from different organizations including representatives from national and international NGOs, business leaders, academics and specialists attended the event. Women activists, representatives from several local NGOs, distinguished academicians, students from home and abroad are some of the participants among the others. The Soci...
Grameen Crédit Agricole Social Business Fund Launched in Luxembourg
Yunus Centre Press release (21 November, 2012): On Thursday, November 15, Professor Muhammad Yunus presented a keynote address at the ‘Microfinace European Platform’ in Neumünster Abbaye, Luxembourg.Later in the evening, ‘Prix Européen de la microfinance 2012’ (European Microfinance Awards 2012) was given to ‘Aski’, a microfinance organization from the Philippines at the Head Office of the European Investment Bank (BEI). Under the High ...
Yunus to inaugurate Global Social Business Summit 2014 in Mexico
Yunus Centre Press release (25 November,2014): The Global Social Business Summit 2014 will take place from 25-28 November in Mexico City. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto will together inaugurate the Summit. The motto of this year's Summit is will be "Shaping Social Business - To Shape the World of 2020", to set an impetus for the social business movement in Mexico, Latin America and the whole world. Mexico City as hosting c...
Global Social Business Summit concludes in Mexico City
Yunus Centre Press release (30 November, 2014): The Global Social Business Summit took place in Mexico City from 27-28 November 2014. It was inaugurated by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on the morning of 27 November at Expo Bancomer convention centre in Mexico City. Professor Yunus made a keynote speech highlighting that we need new way to think about changing the world, that change will come about through small actions, and repeating those actions to reach scale. He said th...
Forty Nine Nurses Graduate from Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing
Yunus Centre Press release (9 December,2014): Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing (GCCN), Dhaka, held its third graduation ceremony yesterday through an exciting and jubilant event. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University, partner university of GCCN, presided over the ceremony with Professor Frank Crossan, Principal of GCCN and guests, staff, students and their families: over 250 people attended the ceremony. Professor Barbara Parfitt, ...
New Social Businesses from the 41st Social Business Design Lab
Yunus Centre Press Release (20 December 2014): The 41st Social Business Design Lab organized by Yunus Centre took place on 20 December 2014 at the Grameen Bank Bhaban. As before the half day long program was chaired by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, and brought together more than 130 participations from Bangladesh and abroad coming from diverse backgrounds. The event was also live streamed by Yunus Centre and watched online by participants around the globe. Professo...
Giant Chinese Internet Company Joins Hands with Grameen China
Yunus Centre Press Release(21 December,2014): Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited China from 15 December to 19 December 2015. He was invited to launch Grameen China and attend a number of high-level events organized by the Chinese Association of Microfinance (CAM). On December 15, Professor Yunus was the chief guest at the annual microcredit conference organized by CAM which was attended by 700 microcredit practioners, academics, policy makers, company executives...
Yunus honored by Prime Miniser Narendra Modi
Yunus Centre Press release (4January,2015) : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a gold medal to honour Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus at the opening ceremony of the 102nd Indian Science Congress in Mumbai on 3 January.Professor Yunus along with four other Nobel Laureates and five scientists from India received the gold medal during the inaugural session of the Indian Science Congress in the presence of more than 12,000 strong audience including Ministers, Chief Ministers...
Yunus inaugurates Grameen America's new branch in Harlem
Yunus Centre Press release (29 September 2014): Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus inaugurated on September 25, 2014 Grameen America Inc's (GAI) brand new branch in the borough of Harlem in New York City. This is the 7th branch in New York City including those operating in Jackson Heights, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Manhattan. Grameen America currently operates 19 branches in 8 US cities targeting and educating the women of low income. Andrea Jung, CEO o...
Yunus Addresses Youth of Indonesia
Yunus Centre Press release (10February,2015): Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited Jakarta at the invitation of a leading social organization named 'Synergy' to address a youth camp in the camping ground of Jakarta. This was the first time a youth camp around music and social mission was organized in Indonesia. During his visit Professor Yunus was invited by the Vice President elect Jusuf Kalla, at his home to discuss the future policies of the new government on e...
Professor Yunus congratulates Bangladesh Cricket Team
Yunus Centre Press release (9 March,2015): "বিশà§à¦¬ কà§à¦°à¦¿à¦•à§‡à¦Ÿà§‡à¦° পরাশকà§à¦¤à¦¿ ইংলà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦¨à§à¦¡à¦•à§‡ পরাজিত করে কোয়ারà§à¦Ÿà¦¾à¦° ফাইনালে উঠার অসামানà§à...
President of European Parliament receives Professor Muhammad Yunus
Yunus Centre Press Release (25 March,2015): Image Caption: Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was received by Mr Martin Schultz, President of European Parliament at his office in Brussels on 24 March 2015. They discussed about creating an European social business program aimed at turning unemployed youth into entrepreneurs, working to provide productive and enjoyable life to old people and microcredit to low- income people to create self-employme...