I don’t see anything what you mentioned in the subject. Where did you find that in 1991 - 2006 KZ asked Saifur to go against Dr. Yunus? Instead of hearsay, anonymous sources, etc., please bring some concrete evidences that KZ really said so. I really like to know that. I know that KZ is no friend of Dr. Yunus and she is taking political advantage out of the current situation.
Regards,
Afsar
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> Khaleda Zia is making hue and cry on expulsion of Dr. Yunus from Grameen
> Bank. Conversely, while she was in power her government’s attitude
> toward Dr. Yunus was full of jealousy. From a close source of Khaleda
> Zia who dose not wants to be named told journalists that Khaleda Zia
> directed her Finance Minister Saifur Rahman to disparage the news of Dr.
> Yunus getting Nobel Prize. Accordingly BNP Finance Minister ridiculed
> Dr. Yunus saying “ FOKIRNIR HATA DUI TEEN HAZAR TAKA AR AKTA MOBILE
> PHONE DHORAI DILA DESHER UNNOYON HOYNA.Finance Minister Saifur Rahman
> cast doubt on contributions by Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and
> micro
> credit to the country's development.
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> Following Khaleda Zia’s
> instruction FM Saifur Rahman arranged agitation against Dr.Yunus and
> Grameen Bank in Sylhet and elsewhere
> during BNP first term in power. Finance Minister himself said in his
> speech speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd
> Moulvibazar branch in Oct 19th of 2006.
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> Now in 2011 being opposition
> leader Khaleda Zia all of a sudden becomes solemn defender of Dr. Yunus
> and Grameen Bank. Who you believe, Khaleda Zia of 1991 and 1996 who
> asked her Finance Minister to agitate people against Dr. Yunus and
> Grameen as well as ridicule role of Grameen small finance in real
> economy or the champion defender of Grameen and Dr. Yunus in 2011.
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> Readers please read Daily Star report on October of 2006 and come to your own conclusion.
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> Thanks,
> Shamim Chowdhury
> Maryland, U.S.A.
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> Link: http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/23/d61023011713.htm
> Link: http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/20/d61020011913.htm
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> Prof Muhammad Yunus and microcredit to the country's development."What
> did microcredit do regarding life expectancy, women literacy and
> reserve of foreign exchange?" Saifur asked while addressing a farewell
> programme at the finance and planning ministry. Officials of his
> ministry organised the programme at the ministry auditorium as the
> government's tenure expires on October 27.The minister
> sarcastically remarked that the government has established thousands of
> schools across the country. He posed a question whether a handful of
> those institutions was established by Prof Yunus or the BRAC.Citing
> examples of the country's development during the BNP government's rule,
> he asked how much of it was the result of microcredit system.Though
> Prof Yunus won Nobel Peace Prize for microcredit Saifur claimed the
> then government of 1979-80 actually initiated the system.Meanwhile, in his last speech as a minister of the outgoing government, Saifur yesterday discussed a number of other issues.Regretting
> the current political trend, the minister said he would not involve in
> politics any further, as unethical "things" have to be done in this
> arena.He stressed that these unethical "things" are the reasons behind corruption.He mentioned an incident when a World Bank official informed him of a serious corruption attempt in a project.Saifur
> however ruled out one-sided criticism of Bangladesh in connection with
> corruption, saying officials from international organisations are
> equally involved in irregularities.He expressed his
> frustration over the mammoth size of the government and the differences
> among the ministers, MPs and bureaucrats and lamented for the "good old
> days"."We miserably lack democratic mentality," he bemoaned.Though
> Bangladesh has a permanent civil service, Saifur said corruption
> occurred too frequently in this sector and it must be stopped.Admitting
> that his ministry had delayed project implementation process, he said,
> "The prime minister used to say that the planning ministry is to blame
> for these."The planning ministry actually holds up the project
> proposals from the concerned ministries as it finds various problems
> during scrutiny and thus the implementation further slows down.The
> accusation is 99 percent appropriate, Saifur observed, adding, though
> he formed a committee to avoid such circumstances it did not work.The minister started working at 10:30am and except for two to three hours, he was busy signing files even at the farewell venue.Saifur also attended a programme at the Finance Division yesterday.
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> criticised Grameen Bank's microcredit scheme and other activities even
> though he congratulated Prof Muhammad Yunus on his winning the Nobel
> Peace Prize.He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd Moulvibazar branch yesterday afternoon. Saifur
> said the people of Sylhet region demonstrated against the Grameen Bank
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> current government has distributed more microcredit loans than the
> Grameen Bank. He said according to his knowledge none was able to
> relieve themselves of poverty with the help of microcredit only and they
> failed to become self-reliant. Saifur alleged that Yunus was
> able to win the Nobel Peace Prize only because he has good relations
> with former US president Bill Clinton and New York Senator Hillary
> Clinton, who helped Yunus in this regard. Saifur also criticised
> Yunus' recent announcement to form a new political party. The finance
> minister said great leaders like Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and
> Ziaur Rahman had formed political parties and their parties have been in
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> Feb 6 (bdnews24.com) â€" BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has said Muhammad
> Yunus has been the victim of the government's political vendetta and
> urged all to remain alert about its 'pernicious campaign'.
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> "The
> controversy unleashed over Grameen Bank and Prof Muhammad Yunus is the
> manifestation of political meanness. It'll only harm the microfinance
> organisation, depriving the underprivileged people, and women," she said
> in a statement on Sunday.
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> In the statement, undersigned by her
> press secretary Maruf Kamal, Khaleda said, "The government has long
> been involved in undermining a personality like Prof Yunus of
> international repute in a planned way."
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> "…it has become clear
> to all that the recent move to remove him [Yunus] as the managing
> director of Grameen Bank is the effort to bring down the curtain of the
> conspiracy against the Nobel laureate," Khaleda said, voicing her deep
> concern over the incident.
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> She continued: The 'unethical and
> discourteous' behaviour towards Yunus reflects some government high-ups'
> sheer jealousy against him and lack of knowledge about his
> contributions.
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> Referring to the role of Grameen Bank in
> changing the lots of poor people both at home and abroad, Khaleda said,
> "The organisation [Grameen Bank] has been in a constant effort to
> improve the state of the poor people, particularly of the womenfolk …
> organisations like Grameen Bank has been replicated in Africa, South
> America and even in the USA to alleviate poverty."
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> "But it's so
> unfortunate that the present prime minister [Sheikh Hasina], whenever
> she gets any chance, undermines the role of Grameen Bank and other
> microfinance institutions through her sweeping comments that do not
> match her position," observed Khaleda, also a former prime minister.
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> She
> alleged that the government had neither left any room for justice in
> the country nor had it been able to protect the name and fame of any
> respectable citizen.
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> The BNP chief said, "Grameen Bank is a
> non-government organisation with government stake in it. Although the
> chairman of the organisation is nominated by the government, it is
> virtually a self-governed organisation under the direct supervision of
> its board of directors."
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> "Its female members own 95 percent of
> its shares while the government has a scanty 3.5 percent stake. So,
> there is no reasonable ground to consider it as a government-owned
> organisation. The bid to label Grameen as a scheduled bank only reflects
> the ignorance about related rules and regulations," Khaleda added.
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> "The
> issue, I believe, should be kept above party politics and personal
> meanness," she said and called upon all irrespective of political
> affiliations and beliefs to unite against the heinous attempt to malign
> respected personalities.
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> She also hoped that the people of good
> conscience, teachers, employees, peasants, labourers, professionals,
> political activists and the members of Grameen Bank in particular, would
> unitedly foil the conspiracy against Yunus as well as Grameen Bank.
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> bdnews24.com/sm/sht/mr/1835h
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