Kerry Kennedy due Friday
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F Kennedy Centre for Justice & Human Rights, is expected to arrive in Dhaka on Friday. She will join the opening ceremony of the Social Business Day on June 28, arranged by the Yunus Centre, as the keynote speaker, said a press release on Wednesday. Kerry hails from the famous Kennedy family as the 7th born of the 11 children of former US Senator Robert F Kennedy and Ethel S. Kennedy. Her father Bobby Kennedy was Attorney General in his brother President JF Kennedy's cabinet. Prof Yunus' work with the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and other countries are largely being supported by the ‘Speak Truth to Power’ programme, according to a news agency.