DR. MD. YOUNUS
Introduction: Dr. Md. Younus is one of the greatest sons of this land. He is
the first Bangladeshi to receive the Nobel Prize.
Birth: Dr. Md. Younus was born on June 28, 1940, at Village: Bathua,
Upazilla: Hathazari, District: Chittagong. His father’s name was Haji Dula Meah
Sowdagar and mother’s was Sufia Khatun.
Education: Dr. Md. Younus started his primary education at Mohajan Fakirer
School, Bathua, which was near his village home. Later his family transferred
to Chittagong town and he completed his primary education at Lama Bazar Primary
School, Khatungonj. He received his secondary education in a famous school of
Chittagong town named Collegiate School, Chittagong. He passed the Higher
Secondary Certificate Examination form Chittagong College. Then he got admitted
into Dhaka University and received his B.A. and M. A. degrees in Economics.
Then he received Ph. D. in Economics at Vanderbilt University, U.S.A. under
Fulbright Scholarship.
Professional
Career: After receiving his
Ph. D. degree, he joined Tennesy State University as a teacher. He worked there
for sometime. Then he returned home and was appointed as an Associate Professor
of the Department of Economics in the University of Chittagong in 1972. He
started the Grameen Bank Project in 1976. The project was operated under
Bangladesh Krishi Bank. In 1983, he started an indeperdent organization named
Grameen Bank. At present, he is the Managing Director of Grameen Bank.
Awards: He received numerous awards for his contribution in the fields
of poverty reduction and restoring peace. Some of the awarda are Nobel Prize in
Peace (2006), Seul Peace Award (2006), Magsese Award, Ganadhi Award, and
Ekushey Award.
Achievements: Among the numerous contributions and achievements of Dr. Md.
Younus, some of the most striking ones are giver below.
1. He has practically
implemented the theory of welfare economics.
2. He has shown how
the credit facility can be extended to the impoverished part of the society
without any security deposit.
3. He has paid a great
contribution in the field of empowerment of women, which has played a pivotal
role in ensuring gender equality.
4. His activities have
contributed in socio-economic development from the lower level.
5. He has set a model
of micro credit system for the whole world. Now Grameen Bank model has been
implemented in almost every country of the world.
6. No lasting peace
can be achieved if we cannot remove poverty from the society. He has
significant contribution in removing poverty in Bangladesh. He has shown how a
poor people can work for the development of this country.
7. He has contribution
in ensuring human rights and safeguarding democracy thought his activities.
Conclusion: Dr. Md. Younus is always dedicated for the peace and prosperity
of the country. During our war of independence, he worded for the independence
of Bangladesh in the U.S.A. by forming public opinion. He has also actively
come forward to serving the country in different critical moments by trying to
create public opinion towards solving the problems besides his war against
poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition. We should also try to be responsible
citizens of the country and devote ourselves for the development of the
country.
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