Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 255 Sat. February 12, 2005  
   
General


FFs urged to unite to revive spirit of Liberation War
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Prof Muhammad Yunus, founder and managing director of Grameen Bank and a founding trustee of the UN Foundation, hosted a lunch for Dr Tim Wirth, president of the Foundation, at Sheraton Hotel on February 9 during his visit to Dhaka. Civil society members, NGO representatives and media and business personalities attended the programme. The UN Foundation has been set up with the US$ 1 billion donation from CNN founder Ted Turner to assist in the humanitarian work of the UN. Members of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation, including its founder Ted Turner, are scheduled to visit Dhaka at the end of this year. PHOTO: STAR