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Battle of the Banks: Bangladesh's Central Bank Fires Microfinance Pioneer Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh's central bank fired Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2011.
Business

Bangladesh's central bank has fired Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, the celebrated microfinance pioneer who started lending small sums of money at Grameen Bank almost 30 years ago.

March 2nd by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Got a Grassy Field and Nothing To Do? How About a Game of Kabaddi?

An Indian kabbadi player (L) is brought to the ground during the 2008 Sri Guru Gobind Singh Kabaddi Series in Gopalpur Majwind village, some 25 kms from Amritsar on November 9, 2008. (Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)
Lifestyle

Originally from South Asia, the game has been around for over 4,000 years, and requires the physical strength of an NFL linebacker and the mental strength of a yogi. The result is chaotic, as many first-time spectators will confess, unlike any sport they've seen before.

September 21st by Rafaya Sufi | Comments

Frog Wedding to Combat Rain Shortage?

Bangladeshi villagers officiate a frog wedding in Sadullahpur district's Ramchandrapur village on August 10, 2010. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
Lifestyle

Officiating a frog wedding to summon monsoon rains.

August 11th by | Comments

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