聽Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday urged Islamic non-government orgnisations to take up more social business to support the Muslim world.
He made the call when a group of NGO leaders from different Muslim countries met him at his official residence Jamuna in Dhaka, according to a press release shared by the chief adviser鈥檚 press wing.
鈥業n our world, we focus on women, healthcare. If you are poor, you have health care problems. We approached health care as a means to support the poor,鈥� the chief adviser said.
Mentioning that he was encouraging young people around the world to take up social business and become entrepreneurs, Professor Yunus said that social business was a good way to carry out the support. 聽
The NGO leaders present in the meeting said that the social business campaign that Professor Yunus carried out in recent years had encouraged them to take up similar ventures in their respective countries.
Ey眉p Akbal, secretary general of The Union of NGOs of The Islamic World, UNIW from Turkey, Muhammed H眉seyin Akta, representative of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations, Fauwaz Bin Hasbullah, Persatuan Wadah Pencerdasan Umat Malaysia (WADAH) UNIW & Deputy Secretary General, UNIW from Malaysia, Muhammad Abdus Shakoor, President Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan and Deputy Secretary General of UNIW from Pakistan, and Salamun Bashri, Auditing Board Member, UNIW from Indonesia were present at the meeting as foreign delegates.
Besides, Professor Mahbub Ahmed, Retired Professor of Dhaka University and President of BIIT, S M Rasheduzzman, Chairman SAWAB and Member of High Advisory Board, UNIW, Ali Afzal, Council Member, UNIW and Managing Director, Krishibid Group, and M Abdul Aziz, Director General, BIIT and Country Representative, IIIT, were also present at the meeting among others.
