OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their pioneering use of tiny, seemingly insignificant loans -- microcredit -- to lift millions out of poverty.Read Complete Story
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It's a great day for all of us.
Congratulations to All!
- Belal
Absoultely greatest news in a long time! A proud day for all of us -Bangaldeshi-Nawabbarians.
Congratulations indeed. A worthy winner.
Rumi
well dont you allnawab barians think that one day we could thank some one from the nawab bari for making commeti for helping all nawab barians and helping to hold the nawab heritage dot u think we should come up with some ideas to restor the culture and help support our families who r in trouble for the time being cause if we nawab barians we can achieve any thing till then peace out and shouldnt think of anything like selling the talab and all
Congratulations Dr. Muhammad Yunus and people of Bangladesh
Words cannot express how delighted we were when we heard about this great honour bestowed on a son of Bangladesh. It is an honour not only for the people of Bangladesh but all of us in the developing world, more so, for the people of the sub-continent. The report in the newspapers this morning, 14th October 2006, stated: "Bangladesh economist Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.on Friday for grassroots work to lift millions out of poverty that earned him the nickname 'banker to the poor'.
Thus, Friday 13th October is a day of great significance in the history of Bangladesh. I am sure each and every person in Pakistan will join me in conveying our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Muhammad Yunus Khan, members of his family and the people of Bangladesh. May God bless him with health and the strenght to keep up his work in serving humanity.
humanity.
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On a lighter note, a combination of the day of the week "Friday", and the number "13" is dreaded by highly supersticious people, specially in western countries. They think "Friday the thirteenth" spells doom, and hotels and apartment buildings do not have a "13th Floor". Number 13 is supersticiously associated with the "last supper" of Jesus Christ, upon whom be peace. An expression which is very common, even among Muslims who, instead of saying "thank God" or "Alhamdulillah" would say "touch wood" - touching the wooden part of a furniture or their own head - without realising that, the "wood" they are referring to is the "wooden cross" reverred by the Christians.
Khwaja Sayeed Shahabuddin
Karachi, Pakistan
Saturday 14th October 2006
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