BANGKOK - The Nobel Peace Prize Muhammad Yunus was unceremoniously invited by the Government of Bangladesh to take part in the management of the creature that brought him fame and honor, the Grameen Bank for the poor. The prime minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday did say "diplomatically" by his Minister of Finance that Yunus was yes, "a man of great stature and respect," but that now "is old and we have to redefine the rules of the bank and bring them under close surveillance ".
In an Islamic country where usury is banned, the leader of the Congress accused in no uncertain terms the man-symbol for millions of Bangladeshi peasants and middle Asia, the banker par excellence of the underprivileged, had used his Grameen Bank for gaining thousands of customers who pay lower interest rates, but still greedy for the pockets of farmers who live from hand to mouth Dhakka and borders with West Bengal in India.
Hasina's government owns a quarter of the Empire Grameen, which now extends from micro-credit to the traditional telephony and beyond. The Iron Lady has decided to formally take the majority of the bank, founded by Yunus in the 80s in Chittagong to help women start a small business how to grow vegetables and raise animals.
Hasina is not new to campaigns barricade that breaks national taboo, to be unpopular cost or risk his own life. After 40 years to the process is leading to the collaborators who helped the troops of Islamabad to kill three million or suspected dissidents - including his father and his entire family - after the partition that gave the military dictators of Bangladesh to Pakistan.
Recently lady Hasina accused in no uncertain terms the prestigious Nobel Prize for using "tricks" tricks to avoid paying taxes. The Norwegian Government had also investigated an alleged duplication of records reported by a TV documentary, but then everything was over with insufficient evidence.
The friends of Yunus, influential figures in the international arena as the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, have been accused Prime Minister has initiated a campaign to discredit to eliminate a feared political opponent. Hasina has never forgiven him for the Nobel prize because his decision to found a party groped for the rise to power, then failed.
For its part, Yunus has given to news agencies only a few lines indirect: "When the time comes - he told Reuters - each transition requires a friendly atmosphere and support both inside and outside boards of directors of the bank to make sure we can continue to remain faithful to our mission for the poor.
" A clear appeal to the international community that has given him the prestigious award to support the legal battle that will follow the course of official statements yesterday. It will take three months before a special commission of inquiry appointed to finish just scrutinize the accounts of Grameen and take action if the survey will end as the government thinks and wants.
At stake are tens of billions of dollars in small loans granted to date by Yunus to families and women in particular. But despite the success of the humanitarian campaign through micro-credit, the government is not alone in suspecting "something illegal". Several non-governmental organizations have wondered if indeed the Grameen offered support, or rather a noose around his neck and customers.
Despite the high rate of repayment of loans, those who did make it were seen seize all they had gained, in addition to often face jail time. 
In an Islamic country where usury is banned, the leader of the Congress accused in no uncertain terms the man-symbol for millions of Bangladeshi peasants and middle Asia, the banker par excellence of the underprivileged, had used his Grameen Bank for gaining thousands of customers who pay lower interest rates, but still greedy for the pockets of farmers who live from hand to mouth Dhakka and borders with West Bengal in India.
Hasina's government owns a quarter of the Empire Grameen, which now extends from micro-credit to the traditional telephony and beyond. The Iron Lady has decided to formally take the majority of the bank, founded by Yunus in the 80s in Chittagong to help women start a small business how to grow vegetables and raise animals.
Hasina is not new to campaigns barricade that breaks national taboo, to be unpopular cost or risk his own life. After 40 years to the process is leading to the collaborators who helped the troops of Islamabad to kill three million or suspected dissidents - including his father and his entire family - after the partition that gave the military dictators of Bangladesh to Pakistan.
Recently lady Hasina accused in no uncertain terms the prestigious Nobel Prize for using "tricks" tricks to avoid paying taxes. The Norwegian Government had also investigated an alleged duplication of records reported by a TV documentary, but then everything was over with insufficient evidence.
The friends of Yunus, influential figures in the international arena as the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, have been accused Prime Minister has initiated a campaign to discredit to eliminate a feared political opponent. Hasina has never forgiven him for the Nobel prize because his decision to found a party groped for the rise to power, then failed.
For its part, Yunus has given to news agencies only a few lines indirect: "When the time comes - he told Reuters - each transition requires a friendly atmosphere and support both inside and outside boards of directors of the bank to make sure we can continue to remain faithful to our mission for the poor.
" A clear appeal to the international community that has given him the prestigious award to support the legal battle that will follow the course of official statements yesterday. It will take three months before a special commission of inquiry appointed to finish just scrutinize the accounts of Grameen and take action if the survey will end as the government thinks and wants.
At stake are tens of billions of dollars in small loans granted to date by Yunus to families and women in particular. But despite the success of the humanitarian campaign through micro-credit, the government is not alone in suspecting "something illegal". Several non-governmental organizations have wondered if indeed the Grameen offered support, or rather a noose around his neck and customers.
Despite the high rate of repayment of loans, those who did make it were seen seize all they had gained, in addition to often face jail time.
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