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4.      Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1×5=5

Dr. Muhammad Yunus was born in the seaport city of Chittagong in 1940. Professor Yunus studied Economics at Dhaka University. Then he received a full bright scholarship to study Economics at Vanderbilt University, USA. He received his PhD in Economics from Vanderbuilt University, USA in 1969. And the following year he became an Assistant Professor of Economics at Middle Tennessee State University. Returning to Bangladesh, he became the Chairman of the department of Economics at Chittagong University. He established the Grameen Bank in 1983. He believed that credit is a fundamental human right. His objective was to help poor people escape from poverty by providing loans on terms suitable for them and by teaching them a few sound financial principles so that they can help themselves. Muhammad Yunus received the Nobel Prize for peace in 2006 for the attempt to remove poverty from the society.

Person	Action/Achievement	Place/Country	Time
Dr. Yunus	born	Chittagong	(a) ------
Yunus	received (b) ------	Vanderbuilt University of (c) ------	1969
The Grammen Bank	Established		(d) ------
(e) ------	Nobel Prize		2006

5.      Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10

Answer:

4.      (a) 1940, (b) PhD, (c) America, (d) 1983, (e) Yunus.

5.      Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Younus was born in Chittagong. He received a full bright scholarship and studied in USA. Returning Bangladesh, he became the chairman of the department of Economics at Chittagong University. He believed that credit is fundamental human right. To help the poor people to escape from poverty, he established the Grameen Bank.

বাংলা অনুবাদ:

ড. মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস ১৯৪০ সালে বাংলাদেশের চট্টগ্রাম শহরে জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। তিনি ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে অর্থনীতি অধ্যয়ন করেন। এরপর, ফুলব্রাইট স্কলারশিপ পেয়ে ভ্যান্ডারবিল্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে অর্থনীতি অধ্যয়নের সুযোগ পান। ১৯৬৯ সালে, তিনি অর্থনীতিতে পিএইচডি ডিগ্রি অর্জন করেন। পরের বছর, তিনি মিডল টেনেসি স্টেট ইউনিভার্সিটিতে অর্থনীতির সহকারী অধ্যাপক হন।

বাংলাদেশে ফিরে এসে, তিনি চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অর্থনীতি বিভাগের চেয়ারম্যান হন। ১৯৮৩ সালে, তিনি গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক প্রতিষ্ঠা করেন। তিনি বিশ্বাস করতেন যে, ঋণ হলো মানুষের মৌলিক অধিকার। তার লক্ষ্য ছিল দারিদ্র্য থেকে মুক্তি দিতে দরিদ্রদের সহজ শর্তে ঋণ প্রদান এবং আর্থিক শিক্ষার মাধ্যমে আত্মনির্ভরশীল করা।

মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস ২০০৬ সালে নোবেল শান্তি পুরস্কার লাভ করেন, যা দারিদ্র্য দূরীকরণের প্রচেষ্টার স্বীকৃতি হিসেবে প্রদান করা হয়।

Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)

Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the text:

Dr. Muhammad Yunus was born in (a) __________, Bangladesh, in 1940. He studied (b) __________ at Dhaka University and later received a (c) __________ scholarship to study at (d) __________ University in the USA. He completed his (e) __________ in Economics in 1969 and later became an Assistant Professor at (f) __________ University. In (g) __________, he founded (h) __________ to help poor people with microcredit. He was awarded the (i) __________ Prize for Peace in (j) __________.

Answers:

(a) Chittagong

(b) Economics

(c) Fulbright

(d) Vanderbilt

(e) PhD

(f) Middle Tennessee State

(g) 1983

(h) Grameen Bank

(i) Nobel

(j) 2006

Summary

Dr. Muhammad Yunus was born in Chittagong in 1940. He studied Economics at Dhaka University and later received a Fulbright scholarship to study at Vanderbilt University, USA, where he earned a PhD in 1969. He became an Assistant Professor at Middle Tennessee State University before returning to Bangladesh, where he became Chairman of the Economics Department at Chittagong University. In 1983, he founded Grameen Bank to help poor people escape poverty through microcredit. His efforts were recognized in 2006, when he received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)

Read the following text and complete the flowchart with major events. (One is done for you.)

1. Muhammad Yunus was born in Chittagong in 1940 →

2. Studied Economics at Dhaka University →

3. Received a Fulbright scholarship and studied at Vanderbilt University →

4. Completed PhD in Economics in 1969 →

5. Became an Assistant Professor at Middle Tennessee State University in 1970 →

6. Returned to Bangladesh and became Chairman of the Economics Department at Chittagong University →

7. Established Grameen Bank in 1983 →

8. Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006