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| Khaleda Zia and Robert O Blake |
Robert O Blake US assistant secretary of state has told BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia that he is concerned about the process through which Muhammad Yunus was removed from Grameen Bank as its managing director.
Blake met Khaleda, who is in the US now, at her hotel suit in Washington at 4:30pm (local time) on Thursday, her press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan told bdnews24.com.
He said they also discussed the state of Bangladesh's democracy, human rights, judiciary and several other issues.
Khan said Blake expressed his concern that Grameen Bank's microcredit programme might face obstructions due to the removal of Nobel Peace laureate Yunus from the bank.
Quoting Khaleda as saying at the meeting, Khan said, "Professor Yunus is an honourable personality. People of the country think that he was denied justice due to favouritism in the judiciary."
Bangladesh Bank on Mar 2 sacked Yunus, who in 2006 became the first ever Bangladeshi to win a Nobel prize, from the post of managing director of Grameen Bank for his 'unauthorised' reappointment in 1999.
It said Yunus, 71, stayed at the helm of the bank beyond the limits permitted under the laws of the land that govern banking that require a chief executive to retire at 60.
He had been carrying on as the managing director since its foundation three decades back.
Yunus lost the legal battle as he appealed against the central bank decision which sparked criticism from home and abroad.
Main opposition BNP has also been criticising the decision.
About the relation between the two countries, Khaleda told Blake that it should be developed without third-party help.
Her advisor Osman Faruque and vice-president of the party Shamser Mobin Chowdhury were also present on the occasion.
Khaleda also met Tony Blinken, advisor for national security policy for US vice-president Joe Biden.
They discussed the issue of tackling terrorism and other bilateral issues, he said.
Khaleda informed him of her party's plan on various issues, he added.
Source : bdnews24.com, May 27, 2011
Blake met Khaleda, who is in the US now, at her hotel suit in Washington at 4:30pm (local time) on Thursday, her press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan told bdnews24.com.
He said they also discussed the state of Bangladesh's democracy, human rights, judiciary and several other issues.
Khan said Blake expressed his concern that Grameen Bank's microcredit programme might face obstructions due to the removal of Nobel Peace laureate Yunus from the bank.
Quoting Khaleda as saying at the meeting, Khan said, "Professor Yunus is an honourable personality. People of the country think that he was denied justice due to favouritism in the judiciary."
Bangladesh Bank on Mar 2 sacked Yunus, who in 2006 became the first ever Bangladeshi to win a Nobel prize, from the post of managing director of Grameen Bank for his 'unauthorised' reappointment in 1999.
It said Yunus, 71, stayed at the helm of the bank beyond the limits permitted under the laws of the land that govern banking that require a chief executive to retire at 60.
He had been carrying on as the managing director since its foundation three decades back.
Yunus lost the legal battle as he appealed against the central bank decision which sparked criticism from home and abroad.
Main opposition BNP has also been criticising the decision.
About the relation between the two countries, Khaleda told Blake that it should be developed without third-party help.
Her advisor Osman Faruque and vice-president of the party Shamser Mobin Chowdhury were also present on the occasion.
Khaleda also met Tony Blinken, advisor for national security policy for US vice-president Joe Biden.
They discussed the issue of tackling terrorism and other bilateral issues, he said.
Khaleda informed him of her party's plan on various issues, he added.
Source : bdnews24.com, May 27, 2011
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