Indian vice president begins official visit to Bangladesh

Indian vice president begins official visit to Bangladesh
Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari Thursday embarked on an official visit to Bangladesh to represent the country in the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of eminent Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Dhaka, official sources said.
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“Banker to the poor” loses final appeal against dismissal
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a final appeal by “banker to the poor” Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus against his dismissal as managing director of Grameen Bank, the micro-lender he founded.
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