Khaleda welcomes Prof Yunus for attaining US civilian award
Monday, 31 August 2009
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia has formally sent a letter of congratulation to Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus for attaining Presidential Medal of Freedom Award -- the highest civilian honour of the USA.
A five-member delegation led by BNP Joint Secretary General Nazrul Islam Khan handed over the letter to Prof Yunus at his Grameen Bank headquarters at Mirpur in the city Sunday, reports UNB.
Receiving the letter, Prof Yunus said, "I am very happy to get the letter of felicitation from BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia." He thanked the BNP chairperson for her gesture.
A five-member delegation led by BNP Joint Secretary General Nazrul Islam Khan handed over the letter to Prof Yunus at his Grameen Bank headquarters at Mirpur in the city Sunday, reports UNB.
Receiving the letter, Prof Yunus said, "I am very happy to get the letter of felicitation from BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia." He thanked the BNP chairperson for her gesture.