Readers Respond
Here are some comments that came in response to Tuesday's The Daily Star news report headlined “Tax men swoop on 54 entities”
Sunagarik
It is frustrating to see the AL government fighting with Nobel laureate and GB who brought prestige for the country. Micro-credit theory is now adopted by many countries.
Saleh MD Shahriar
How long will the discussion on Grameen Bank go on? We are fed up with this issue.
Sarwar, Riyadh
It is simply unfortunate for the nation to see how mean a democratically elected government could be with an individual citizen who brought name and fame for the country. Does not Professor Yunus deserve a respectful way of vengeance? What are these leaders teaching the future generation?
Sellma
We are still waiting for the government to publish all correspondence from WB in reference to Padma bridge.
Shabbir A. Bashar
Paying tax is the biggest form of bearing individual and corporate social responsibility in the modern age. No one has any legal or moral authority to escape it. I am glad Grameen Bank is finally coming under the microscope just like the Destiny group. Better late than never. It is necessary for fostering a culture of transparency and accountability in the non government organisations.
T. Raiden
I am scared that personal vengeance will destroy the Grameen Bank. It is impossible to fight with the state machinery where rule of law plays no role.
Objective Observer
Well, this is very much within the routine functions of the government. However, people must be informed about the outcome.
Reaz Hassan
Excellent idea. The associated entities must be thoroughly probed as these are, according to some, engaged in unethical business. Good luck to Professor Yunus, and I wish he comes out real clean from the scan of audit teams.
Anonymous k
If the Nobel prize were officially exchangeable, all these problems would be solved.
Anonymous
Why were the tax men sleeping so long and now are swooping on the Grameen Bank entities?
Maswood Alam Khan
The best way to salvage Grameen Bank now lies solely in the hands of Professor Yunus, if only he agrees to renounce the Nobel Peace Prize he was awarded, or pass it on to someone else in Bangladesh who is powerful enough to let the bank run as planned by its founders and shareholders.
Akhtar Sha
This is becoming extremely boring now!
Mahmud Hussain
It's a pity that a Nobel Prize wining institution such as Grameen Bank is being nailed to its ultimate death.
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