Social Business
Yunus and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo launches French Social Business Initiatives
Yunus Centre Press Release (12 March, 2017)Paris Sets Vision of Inclusion and Innovation Ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic BidNobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo joined 100 of France’s leading social business entrepreneurs and organisations at Paris’ City Hall on March 10, 2017 to explore innovative ways to make the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games the most inclusive ever.The event, which was also attended by Paris Olympic 2024 CEO Etienne Thob...
Professor Muhammad Yunus Unveils Book on Social Business
Press Release (6 March, 2017)A new book on Social Business,“Samajik Byobosher Onneshon” was unveiled on Monday, 6th March 2017 by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus at the Yunus Centre. MFM Amir Khashru, General Manager of Yunus Centre is the author of the book. The book was published by Monirul Haque of Ananya Prokashoni. English version of the book is also expected to hit the bookstands later this year.Mr. Amir Khashru has worked closely with Professor Muhammad Yunus for...
Yunus Centre Rejoinder on Allegations Regarding Padma Bridge, Tax Evasion and Illegal Money Transfer Abroad
16 February, 2017In the last several days there have been strong accusations made against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus by the top lawmakers of the country including the Honorable Prime Minister, her son, ICT Advisor to the PM, as well as a number of Ministers and Members of Parliament through posts on Facebook, on the floor of the Parliament, at press conference as well as in policy meetings, where he has been accused in harshest language and terms of being behind creating false alleg...
Yunus Centre Rejoinder on Allegations Regarding Padma Bridge, Tax Evasion and Illegal Money Transfer Abroad
16 February, 2016In the last several days there have been strong accusations made against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus by the top lawmakers of the country including the Honorable Prime Minister, her son, ICT Advisor to the PM, as well as a number of Ministers and Members of Parliament through posts on Facebook, on the floor of the Parliament, at press conference as well as in policy meetings, where he has been accused in harshest language and terms of being behind creating false alleg...
Training Program on Nobin Udyokta Program Operations
A 3-day Training Program was held on the operations of Nobin Udyokta-NU (New Entrepreneur) Program under Social Business, at the Social Business Learning Centre (SBLC) of Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT). Twenty-Three (23) field officers, One (1) officer from Internal Audit Department and One (1) officer from Finance and Accounts Department participated in this program which took place from 29 January to 31 January, 2017. The program was based on the various aspects of NU program operation especially...
Foreign Delegates Visit to GTT
On 2 February 2017, a foreign delegation team from Germany, Mr. Michael Pfeiffer (Dipl. Kfm., Chair of Business Ethics & Global Governance, Technical University Munich), Ms. Christina Hertel (M.Sc., Chair of Corporate Sustainability, Technical University Munich) visited Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT) to learn about its program and activities. They were first greeted and briefed about GTT by Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA (Managing Director, Grameen Telecom Trust) followed by 2016 year end video and pre...
The First Investment Payback from “ASIHKA Mushroom Seed Social Business†Project
Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA (Managing Director, Grameen Telecom Trust) received the first investment payback from “ASHIKA Mushroom Seed Social Business” Project under Grameen Telecom Trust’s (GTT’s) Social Business Learning and Innovation Fund (SBLIF) from Mr. Biplob Chakma (Executive Director, ASHIKA) on 31 January 2017. Mr. Sultan Ahmed Bhuiyan FCA (CFO & Board Secretary, Grameen Telecom Trust) and Mr. Jayanta Kumer Bosu (Team Leader, Social Business, Grameen Telecom Tru...
481st Social Business Design Lab (Open Seesion)
On Tuesday, 14February, 2017 Grameen Telecom Trust (GTT) participated at the 481st Social Business Design Lab (open session) held at Grameen Bank Auditorium organized by Yunus Centre. The chair of the event, Nobel Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus inaugurated the event followed by GTT social business report presentation by Ms. Parveen Mahmud (Managing Director, Grameen Telecom Trust).A video presentation on Honey project, a joint venture of GTT and BASA,‘Honey Processing Social Business’...
Exceeds 13000 Businesses: 481st Social Business Design Lab will invest in Six More Small Businesses
Yunus Centre Press Release (February 14, 2017)The 481st Social Business Design Lab organized by Yunus Centre took place on 14 February 2017 at the Grameen Bank Auditorium with nearly 160 national and international participants from USA, Japan and South Korea. The Design Lab, broadcast live on YouTube, was chaired by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. Six new Nobin Udyokta (New Entrepreneur) business plans were presented at today's lab. All Nobin Udyokta businesses, presented at the Design...
Participatory Democracy Will Not Materialise Without Participatory Economy: Yunus
Three Day National Women’s Parliament begins in Amaravati, India Yunus Centre Press Release (February 12, 2017) Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus termed financial service as the oxygen of economic life of people. Bottom half of people, particularly bottom women, do not have access to this oxygen. That is why their economic life remains extremely weak. This oxygen remains for exclusive used of the privileged. He was speaking as a keynote speaker at the three-...
Grameen Intel takes up project to improve maternal health - Daily Star
"Grameen Intel has developed a state-of-the-art smart bangle, especially designed for pregnant women, that can play a revolutionary role in improving maternal health. This is an innovative and absolutely new concept not only in Bangladesh but also in the rest of the world," Grameen Intel's CEO Kazi Huque said in an interview with The Daily Star.Grameen Intel soon plans to go for large-scale marketing of the bangle that has been named Coel; it will be available at a price of Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,200,...
Yunus Inaugurates Ujjivan Small Finance Bank in India, Delivers Keynote Speech at Indian Institute of Science
Yunus Centre Press Release (08 February, 2017) Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus was the Chief Guest at the grand launch of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (Ujjivan SFB) in Bengaluru, India on February 6, 2017. This new bank, which launched its five initial branches, aims to reach out to the larger unserved and underserved populace and provide them with easy-to-use and access banking services. Ujjivan Financial Services Ltd, one of the leading microfinance companies in India, began its ...
Rejoinder to the Statement made by Honorable Prime Minister against Professor Muhammad Yunus on the Floor with of the Parliament
Yunus Centre Press Release (28 January 2017)Rejoinder to the Statement made by Honorable Prime Minister against Professor Muhammad Yunus on the Floor with of the Parliament Honorable Prime Minister during a speech in Parliament made a number of incorrect and untrue statements about Professor Muhammad Yunus on the floor of the parliament on 25 January, 2017. Many of these accusations have been made before and Yunus Centre has responded every time. Most of these allegations were made over and ov...
Yunus and IOC President Discuss on Adding Social Dimension to Sports World
Yunus Centre Press Release (23 January, 2017)Davos, January 23. In his final day in Davos, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited to a lunch by President of International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach to discuss further about collaboration between Yunus Centre and IOC to mainstream social business within IOC especially focused on athletes particularly retired athletes through sports clubs, sports federations and National Olympic Committees. Mr Bach also invited Yunus as...
YUNUS MEETS NEW UN SECRETARY GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES
Yunus Centre Press Release (22 January, 2017) Davos, January 22. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited to a specially organised meeting of the UN SDG Advocates in Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum to meet the new UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The meeting was attended by the SDG Advocates who were present at the WEF in Davos. They included Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway, Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever and Ambassador Dho of Korea and ...