Nation honours banker to the poor
16 October 2006, 18:00 PM
1) Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof Muhammad Yunus and British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury hold their hands at a mass reception accorded to the banker to the poor at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city yesterday. 2) Justice Habibur Rahman, former chief adviser of the caretaker government, congratulates the microcredit guru. 3) A section of the audience at the reception ceremony. 4) The Nobel laureate speaks at the programme. 5) Economist Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud and Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman congratulate the banker to the poor. 6) An elderly citizen in wheelchair greets Prof Yunus with a bouquet. 7) The Nobel laureate waves at the audience. 8) Awami League leaders Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and Motia Chowdhury greets the banker to the poor. 9) Ambassador of the European Commission Delegation in Dhaka Dr Stefan Frowein congratulates Prof Yunus. 10) Cultural personalities Ramendu Majumder and Nasiruddin Yusuf greet the Nobel laureate. 11) National Press Club leaders greet Prof Yunus. 12) Mamun Rashid, CEO of Citibank NA, congratulates the banker to the poor. 13) A school girl greets Prof Yunus and 14) Prof Yunus holds a national flag as singer Fakir Alamgir sings a song at the programme. Photo :STAR
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