Category Archives: Bangladesh

Five Years

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Mash

    Mubarak Hussain is almost home. Last spring, when the U.S. government released the names of the detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay, it became apparent that at least some of the detainees were not what Mr. Bush and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Foreign Policy, Human Rights | 2 Comments

Joi Bangla

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Mash

    "Kill three million of them," said President Yahya Khan at the February conference, "and the rest will eat out of our hands." […] I am a child of genocide. Bangladeshis of my generation who have survived the slaughter … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Liberation War, Human Rights, Personal | 12 Comments

Muhammad Yunus Accepts The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on December 10, 2006 by Mash

    Today Mohammad Yunus accepted the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. He shares the Nobel Prize jointly with Grameen Bank, the microcredit bank he founded. While Bangladesh teeters on the brink, the ceremony at … Continue reading →

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Grameen Bank: A Photo Essay

Posted on October 15, 2006 by Mash

Drishtipat has an excellent photo essay about a field trip they took to a Grameen Bank location in a Bangladeshi village. It is a chance to see microcredit in action in a very personal way. For me, it brought back memories … Continue reading →

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Muhammad Yunus And The Power Of An Idea

Posted on October 14, 2006 by Mash

Today Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank were awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below." Today is a day of celebration for all of Bangladesh and Bengalis everywhere. In a … Continue reading →

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