Sidr and Grameen Bank
Last year Bangladesh was in the world media because of Nobel Peace Prize. The nation paid its homage to Grameen Bank and its founder Professor Yunus. But where is our Nobel laureate at this critical moment of the country? We have not heard his voice yet, although we heard a lot about his future plans to remove poverty from the country. Sidr has taken away everything from a large part of the country. The affected people's cry gives us a clear signal as to what they need now. Grameen Bank has a large network. Since it has been given Nobel Peace Prize, let us listen from it how the Sidr affected people can lead a peaceful life in future. Only tin-shed katcha houses are not the solution. These people need at least one well built pucca house in a family which can stand cyclones like Sidr.
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