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Feb 25 2008 |
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Dawn World food prices have been rising for long. They had more than doubled within the last two years and within a year the price index of the Economist of London has registered a rise of 54.1 per cent. The process continues to the glee of those who are growing food crops.
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A Capitalist Jolt for Charity |
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Feb 24 2008 |
New York Times
IN the summer of 2005, Miles Gilburne and Nina Zolt had long talks over dinner in their Washington home about what to do next. For more than six years, Mr. Gilburne, a former AOL executive, and his wife, Ms. Zolt, a former lawyer, had supported a philanthropy that used books and online tools to enhance skills of inner-city students.
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MIT's South Asian Commencement Speaker |
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Jan 25 2008 |
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Bangladeshi to become Bangladeshi to become MIT’s first South Asian commencement speaker Muhammad Yunus, microcredit pioneer who won 2006 Nobel Prize By JULIE MASIS Muhammad Yunus will give MIT’s commencement speech this year.
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January 14 as Muhammad Yunus Day |
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Houston, one of the America's largest cities, has declared January 14 'Muhammad Yunus Day' to honour Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus who is currently on a tour of the US.
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Prof. Yunus' Reflections on Bangladesh (Video) |
We invite you to watch Nobel Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus reflect on the tremendous achievements in Bangladesh since Independence and his vision for the future. You can watch this at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=tYOIXfEyz6w
and write your own reflections as comments. The first 8 mins or so is in Bangla and the rest is in English.
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