The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The Chairman of Nobel Committee Professor Ole Danbolt Mjos and Director of the Nobel Peace Centre Ms Bente Erichsen are due here July 15 to attend the inauguration of an exhibition on Nobel Peace Prize.

Grameen Bank sources said, Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected to inaugurate the exhibition at the Grameen Bank headquarters on 17 July.

Professor Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank received Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in December 2006.

During their six-day visit to Bangladesh, Professor Ole Danbolt Mjos and Ms Erichsen will also participate in several events organized by the Grameen Bank and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka.

They will also visit the field sites of Grameen Bank and meet its members to see their activities undertaken with the micro-credit of Grameen Bank.

Grameen Bank will also host a dinner and reception in honor of Professor Mjos and Ms Erichsen and arrange a public lecture where Professor Mjos is expected to address the students from various universities and colleges.