...a concept has expanded massively. Not so long ago, I was in Oslo to interview Muhammad Yunus who won the Nobel Peace Prize. He and you are seen as the...

...invested in your organisation and others like it… I am not as optimistic as Younis, because it will take time and resources to get people out of poverty...

...that we work in 72,000 villagers. In these villages, I have got more than one ABBA and 60,000 small groups of people, poor people, who organise themselves...

...told. Heart prices dropped by 0.6% in June compared with May, according to the Halifax Building Society. It says the slump has been caused by more properties...

...micro finance as a concept has expanded massively. Not so long ago, I was in Oslo to interview Muhammad Yunus who won the Nobel Peace Prize. He and you are...

...killed in Afghanistan. He died in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province. His family has been told. Heart prices...

...It was thought Raoul Moat's main grievance was with the police. Three men from London have been found guilty of murder for planning suicide bomb attacks. The...rehabilitation work in Bangladesh and started with that. I sold my house in London and went

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...rain is clearing to the north. The picture is improving. Clear conditions in Scotland initially but rain will begin to work its way north and some will be...from that and brightness east of the Pennines. During the day, rain across Scotland will ease a

...US last month have reportedly left the country. Adhering in New York, they pleaded guilty to spying for a foreign country. They have been returned to...

...arguably the world's biggest development organisation, known by its initials BRAC. From its home in Bangladesh, to Afghanistan, to Africa, BRAC has tied...by its initials BRAC. From its home in Bangladesh, to Afghanistan, to Africa, BRAC has tied devel

...villagers and we work throughout all the provinces of Afghanistan, not just in Kabul. 2,900 staff with 280 going from Bangladesh. Q think there is, if I can...

...He died in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Sangin district of Helmand province. His family has been told. Heart prices dropped by 0.6% in...

...known by its initials BRAC. From its home in Bangladesh, to Afghanistan, to Africa, BRAC has tied development to social change and economic self-help. The...in, you are not only in other parts of South Asia like Afghanistan, you are in Africa, Uganda,

...global micro finance. But if one looks at certain countries, I'm thinking of Bolivia, Morocco, there is evidence that more and more countries, some of them...

...only in other parts of South Asia like Afghanistan, you are in Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, you seem to want to turn yourselves into actually something rather...

...A British soldier from the Fifth Regiment Royal Artillery has been killed in Afghanistan. He died in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Sangin...organisation, known by its initials BRAC. From its home in Bangladesh, to Afghanistan, to Africa, BRA

...to Moscow where they will be swapped for four people. Police in the north of England say the suspected killer who has been on the run since Sunday made...of Human Rights have stopped the extradition of a radical Muslim preacher from England to the US.

...around the coast. Some brightness in the east which could extend to eastern Wales. Patchy rain and drizzle towards the north. In Northern Ireland,...

...the very poorest. That is the reason why BRAC has got a programme called the Altura poor programme. It targets the ultra poor and it is funded by large...

...micro finance. But if one looks at certain countries, I'm thinking of Bolivia, Morocco, there is evidence that more and more countries, some of them...

...are not only in other parts of South Asia like Afghanistan, you are in Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, you seem to want to turn yourselves into actually something...

...You were from a well-to-do Bangladeshi family, you were educated in Britain and you went on to a promising career in the oil industry. I am...

...in business into your work in development? I think there was a lot of business DNA in BRAC's work. Monitoring, effectiveness, efficiency and what I have done...

...couple of thunderstorms getting close to Kent in the morning. Some mist on the English Channel. Generally there will be cloud around the coast. Some...

...to turn yourselves into actually something rather similar to dare I say come Oxfam or the global brand. I think we would like to do a much more effective...

...issued. Go to NHS Direct if you are worried. Flowers might be wilting for the Hampton Court show! Some early rain for golfers in the Scottish Open. Rain in...

...to be very blunt, the staff you are employing our ground, not white, not Caucasian, the traditional image that one sometimes has a Western-backed aid...

...of improving governance. How? We are bringing in civil servants and providing Governance studies. do you explain levels of corruption in Bangladesh, which...

...the ultra poor and it is funded by large numbers of donors including the British Government to get the poorest 10% of Bangladesh's population, they...

...in Bangladesh and overseas, you are working in healthcare, in Education, University in Bangladesh, you have an internet service provider, Micro Finance...

...pleaded guilty to spying for a foreign country. They have been returned to Moscow where they will be swapped for four people. Police in the north of...

...A have no power at all. I have no powers of coercion or anything. The G Camille -- delivered training to run an efficient organisation end you can...

...average home is valued at just over £166,000. Now on BBC News, it is time for HARDtalk. When it comes to improving the lives of the world's poorest people,...economic self-help. The ambition is huge but do the Sir Fazle Abed, Welcome to HARDtalk. Good

...if it is a bit more costly than a non-profit organisation. The founder of an Indian micro finance organisation says, if we are true, micro credit will never...

...not white, not Caucasian, the traditional image that one sometimes has a Western-backed aid agencies with big cars and agencies in tow, will that make a...from the attitudes and the mindset that comes from the rich world, the Western, developed world?

...thinking or our ideas or even how approach to development but I think southern NGOs haven't gone global. We are the first one which has gone global. Countries...like to do a much more effective work in the South than I think the northern NGOs have been

...gone global. Countries you are active in, you are not only in other parts of South Asia like Afghanistan, you are in Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, you seem to...

...Not so long ago, I was in Oslo to interview Muhammad Yunus who won the Nobel Peace Prize. He and you are seen as the architects, the grandfathers of...

...in the community to the fourth instead of talking about which percentage of GDP each Western country can provide? GDP is needed in the sense that there is...

...in Education, University in Bangladesh, you have an internet service provider, Micro Finance and the financial support we have discussed, it seems to me that...

...you do because in Bangladesh and overseas, you are working in healthcare, in Education, University in Bangladesh, you have an internet service provider,...

...some will be heavy. Dry conditions away from that and brightness east of the Pennines. During the day, rain across Scotland will ease and be confined to the...

...will be hot overnight temperatures. A heatwave warning has been issued. Go to NHS Direct if you are worried. Flowers might be wilting for the Hampton Court...

...the European Court of Human Rights have stopped the extradition of a radical Muslim preacher from England to the US. The judges said they need more time to...

...to provide some financial resources. Both sides should meet their promises. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, promises. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, think you very much....

...you here. I wanted to begin with some background. You were from a well-to-do Bangladeshi family, you were educated in Britain and you went on to a promising...when you're workers going to Afghanistan, I dare say many of them are Bangladeshi, do you fin