Hoque, Sayema2018-07-122018-07-122011-121813-7733http://dspace.iiuc.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/88203/46Poverty is one of the major problems around the world. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yunus has come up with a revolutionary idea to solve that problem by introducing the social business concept which emphasizes a combined and organized effort of poverty alleviation through self-sustaining business mechanism. This paper attempts to overview of the idea, discuss current practice of social business in Bangladesh; and compare social business model with other existing business models.enPoverty AlleviationSocial ResponsibilitySocial BusinessBusiness ModelArticle