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Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, entrepreneur, and civil society leader who has been serving as the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Chief Adviser of the Interim government of Muhammad Yunus, interim Yunus ministry, government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024. Yunus pioneered the modern concept of microcredit and microfinance, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 as the first Bangladeshi. He is the founder of Grameen Bank. Born in Hathazari Upazila, Hathazari, Chittagong District, Chittagong, Yunus passed his matriculation and intermediate examinations from Chittagong Collegiate School and Chittagong College, respectively. He completed his BA from University of Dhaka and joined as a lecturer in Chittagong College. He obtained his PhD in economics from Vanderbilt University in the United States. After the Bangladesh famine of 1974, devastating famine of 1974, Yunus started to work on poverty elevation in Bangladesh. He began experim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (Commonwealth English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general, consuls and honorary consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners only. Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In the Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobel Prize Winner
Nobel often refers to: *Nobel Prize, awarded annually since 1901, from the bequest of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel *The Nobel family, a prominent Swedish and Russian family; see there for the list of people with the surname Nobel may also refer to: Places * Nobel (crater), a crater on the far side of the Moon. *Nobel, Ontario, a village located in Ontario, Canada. * Nobel Square, public square in Cape Town, South Africa * ,Ukraine * , village in Ukraine Other uses * 6032 Nobel, a main-belt asteroid * Nobel (automobile) a licence-built version of the German Fuldamobil, manufactured in the UK and Chile * ''Nobel'' (TV series), a Norwegian television series about the country's military involvement in Afghanistan * Nobel (typeface), a geometric, sans-serif typeface. * The Nobel School, a secondary school in Stevenage, England. * Nobel (crater), Moon * Nobel Vega, Cuban actor See also * *Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish language, Swedish and ) is one of the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU or MT) is a Public university, public research university in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Founded in 1911 as a normal school, the university consists of eight Undergraduate education, undergraduate colleges as well as a college of Postgraduate education, graduate studies, together offering more than 300 degree programs through more than 35 departments. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R2: Universities". Prior to 2017, MTSU was governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents and part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee. In 2017, governance was transferred to an institutional board of trustees. MTSU is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. MTSU athletics programs compete intercollegiately in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Chittagong
The University of Chittagong () also known as Chittagong University (CU), is a public research university located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established on 18 November 1966. It is the fifth oldest university of Bangladesh. Having an area of campus, CU is the largest university in Bangladesh. It is one of the four autonomous universities of Bangladesh. Facilities Library Chittagong University's collection of about 350,000 books, and over 40,000 bound journals is housed in a library built in 1990. Chittagong University Museum Chittagong University Museum was established in 1973 with artifacts from the History Department, including fossils found amongst the Nasirabad hills. It has subsequently accumulated an extensive collection of historical artifacts and paintings. In 2016, The Daily Star donated a Chittagong history archive to the museum. University shuttle train The university shuttle train is operated by Bangladesh Railway eastern division and monitored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittagong College
Chittagong College is a public educational institution in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is a higher secondary school and also a degree awarding college of National University, Bangladesh. It is the second higher secondary school in the region that currently constitutes Bangladesh, established in 1869 after the Dhaka College in 1841. History Having begun as Chattogram District school (now Chittagong Collegiate School) in 1836, it became an intermediate college on 2 January 1869. Its academic activities as a college started at a Portuguese-merchant-built building beside the Parade Ground. The first principal was J. C. Bose. Initially, it used to offer law education, but the subject was suspended in 1909. In the same year, it started providing science education in the intermediate section from the 1909. The institute became a graduation college in 1910 after University of Calcutta recognized it as a first class degree college. From then it started providing honours degrees on Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dula Mia Saudagar
Haji Muhammad Dula Mia Saudagar (1910 – 2000) was a Bangladeshi jeweller. Biography Saudagar was born in 1910, to a Bengali family of Muslim Saudagars in the village of Bathua, Hathazari in the Chittagong District of the Bengal Presidency. His father, Haji Muhammad Nazu Mia Saudagar, was a gold jeweller based in Chittagong. There is a commercial area and bazaar in Chittagong district named after his father as Nazu Miar Hat. He dropped out of high school but inherited the business from his father. In 1943, his shop was bombed by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service during the Burma campaign (1942–1943) and so he moved to 20 Bakhshir Hat instead based in Khatunganj, Chittagong. His house was later partially bombed by the Japanese, and so he briefly returned to Bathua, his ancestral village, along with his family. Saudagar was a member of the Muslim League National Guard. Saudagar was a disciple of Maulana Shah Abdus Salam Arakani and Jamiat politician Qutbul Alam Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Ibrahim (academic)
Muhammad Ibrahim (; born 1 December 1945) is a Bangladeshi academic. He is a former professor of physics at University of Dhaka. He is the moderator of the show ''Desh o Biggyan'' on Bangladesh Television. He is the editor of ''Bigyan Shamoiki'', the first monthly science magazine of Bangladesh. Since January 2015, he has been serving as a professor of the General Education Department at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). Ibrahim is the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award (2006) in the science category. Background and education The fourth of nine children, Muhammad Ibrahim was born on 1 December 1945 in the city of Chittagong, Bengal Presidency. He belonged to a Bengali family of Muslim Saudagars hailing from the village of Bathua, by the Kaptai road in Hathazari subdivision. His father was Haji Muhammad Dula Mia Saudagar, a Sufi jeweller, and his mother was Sufia Khatun. One of his elder brothers is Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. By 1949, his mother was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Yunus
Monica Yunus (; born 1977) is a Bangladeshi-American operatic soprano who has performed with many opera companies and music ensembles. She is the daughter of Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, Nobel laureate economist and eventual chief adviser Muhammad Yunus. About her singing quality reviewers from US dailies, ''The New York Times'', the '' Charleston City Paper'' and the ''Palm Beach Daily News'' have described her voice as "especially winning", "utterly captivating" and "a voice destined for super-stardom" respectively. Her voice's performance range lies from a low A (A3) to a high F (F6). She performed regularly at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 2003-2014; appearing in several broadcasts of '' Metropolitan Opera Live in HD''. Early life and education Monica Yunus was born in 1977 in Chattogram, Bangladesh to Muhammad Yunus, an economist and his then wife, Vera Forostenko, the daughter of Russian immigrants to Trenton, New Jersey. She has one younger ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Subject
The term "British subject" has several different meanings depending on the time period. Before 1949, it referred to almost all subjects of the British Empire (including the United Kingdom, Dominions, and colonies, but excluding protectorates and protected states). Between 1949 and 1983, the term was synonymous with Commonwealth citizen. Currently, it refers to people possessing a class of British nationality largely granted under limited circumstances to those connected with Ireland or British India born before 1949. Individuals with this nationality are British nationals and Commonwealth citizens, but not British citizens. The status under the current definition does not automatically grant the holder right of abode in the United Kingdom but almost all British subjects do have this entitlement. As of 2025, about 20,400 British subjects hold valid British passports with this status and enjoy consular protection when travelling abroad; about 800 do not have right of abode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagorik Shakti
Nagorik Shakti () or Citizens' Power was a proposed political party in Bangladesh. It was conceived by 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. Yunus communicated his ideas to the people of the nation and asked for feedback by writing a total of three letters addressed to the citizens in the prominent national daily '' The Daily Star''. Yunus discontinued his venture in 2007 citing lack of interested eligible candidates. Political situation of Bangladesh Bangladeshi politics was marred by instability, especially during the turmoil of 2006–08. Most top politicians, including former Prime Ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina were imprisoned on corruption charges, and a state of emergency existed. Hence, to counter the rampant corruption in politics, Yunus proposed a political party run by clean honest people. History In early 2006 Yunus, along with other members of the civil society including Professor Rehman Sobhan, former chief justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman, jur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Awards And Honours Received By Muhammad Yunus
A list of awards granted to Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi entrepreneur, banker, economist, politician and civil society leader. Awards list In Bangladesh: *Rashtropoti Purushkar (President's Award) (1978) * Central Bank Award (1985) *Swadhinata Purushkar ( Independence Award) (1987) *Rear Admiral M. A. Khan Memorial Gold Medal Award (1993) *Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Memorial Gold Medal Award (1994) *Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka Foundation Award (1995) *IDEB Gold Medal Award by the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (2000) *Bangladesh Computer Society Gold Medal by the Bangladesh Computer Society (2005) Internationally: *Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Field of "Community Leadership", Philippines (1984) *Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Switzerland (1989) *Humanitarian Award by the CARE, USA (1993) *Mohamed Sahabdeen Award for Science (Socio Economic), Sri Lanka (1993) * World Food Prize by World Food Prize Foundation, USA (1994) * Pfeffer Peace Prize by the Fellowship o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
