Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- A statement issued by Grameen Bank in response to two press conferences held Thursday by Prof. Muhammad Yunus and others at Grameen Telecom Bhaban, claims that the articles of association of Grameen Telecom and Grameen Kalyan - two of the 8 social enterprises alleged to have been forcefully taken over by Grameen Bank - were not changed after 2009, as claimed by the entities themselves.

A media statement issued by the bank and signed by its media cell head, Anju Ara Begum, rejected Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus's allegation that they grabbed Grameen institutions, saying that the accusation is misleading and false.

We also learn from it what led to the incidents of last Monday, February 12 - notably painting a ...