Muhammad Yunus -from Vanderbilt to Chittagong -- The birth of the Grameen Bank -- Zianpur Bazaar -- Las Papillons -- Amena Begum's dream -- Omiyale Dupart -- The Haldar Para -- The Maxwell Street market -- Krishna Das Bala -- The hip hop shop -- Dry money in a monsoon -- The black on black love...

Women comprise half of Bangladesh's population and — as is the case in most developing countries — are considered the lesser sex, receiving inequitable treatment in the home and workplace. However, the status and power of women has improved drastically since Grameen Bank opened its doors...

The present study was carried out to identify the determinants of microcredit accessibility by rural women households and its impact on rural women empowerment in Bangladesh. A face-to-face survey was conducted during 2018, interviewing 300 women households in two locations in Bangladesh....

For the empowerment of rural (poor) women, most of the developing nations, including India, have developed means through Self Help Groups. Kerala , being one of the states with most literacy rates, the SHG concept has been understood and replicated with rigour. Such groups are provided with...