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Economy of Bangladesh

Bangladesh · Government / Government of Bangladesh. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1976–1995Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1976

Muhammad Yunus1976

Government / Government of Bangladesh

Muhammad Yunus began his microloan program and founded the Grameen Bank, small loans were initially made to groups of five women who supported one another

1995

Khaleda ZiaDecember 1995

Government / Government of Bangladesh

A general strike affects more than 60 cities and towns, aimed at forcing the resignation of Prime Minister Zia, who was accused of corruption and incompetence

Names involved

Khaleda ZiaMuhammad Yunus

Provenance

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