Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Bangladesh interim overnment's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus's global 'Grameen' network allegedly harbours long-standing connections with individuals identified by Western intelligence agencies as financiers of Osama bin Laden and the Al Qaeda network, as per a report of the country's controversial tabloid, Weekly Blitz.

Calling for an international inquiry into Yunus' transnational financial partnerships, the report stated "For years, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been celebrated across the world as a pioneer of microfinance and a champion of the poor.

"Yet behind this carefully polished global image lies a far darker reality -- a web of connections linking Yunus's sprawling 'Grameen' empire to individuals named by W...