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Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG (Bengali: ফজলে হাসান আবেদ; 27 April 1936 – 20 December 2019) was the founder of BRAC, one of the world's largest non-governmental organizations. Early life
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC. Known formerly as the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee, then as the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, and later as Building Resources Across Communities, [11] BRAC was initiated in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed at Shallah Upazillah in the district of Sunamganj as a large scale relief and rehabilitation project to help returning war ...
bKash started in 2011 as a joint venture between BRAC Bank Limited, Bangladesh, and Money in Motion LLC, United States of America. In April 2013, International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, became an equity partner, in March 2014, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation became an investor in the company, [10] and in April 2018 Ant Financial, the operators of Alipay (an ...
bKash was established in 2010 as a joint venture between Money in Motion LLC—an American company that invests in start-ups that advance financial inclusion—and BRAC Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group became an equity partner in 2013 .
The Ayesha Abed Library was digitized shortly after its inception. [10] The university had 11,200 students in 20 schools, departments, and institutes in 2020. [citation needed] In 2023, Brac University authorities have proposed to change its name to "Sir Fazle Hasan Abed University", and "Abed University" for short. [11]
Tamara Hasan Abed is a Bangladeshi social worker and entrepreneur. [1] She is the eldest daughter of Fazle Hasan Abed, [2] founder and chair of BRAC.. Tamara Hasan Abed has held numerous positions within the BRAC organisation, including chair of the Board of Trustees of BRAC University, [3] and directorships of BRAC Enterprises, BRAC IPDC, [4] BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Limited, [5] BRAC EPL ...
The Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership was established in 2006. The recipient's achievements are celebrated at a ceremony in New York City and awarded $250,000. . Collectively, the first five Prize recipients have impacted more than 500 million people in more than 60 countries on five contine
Aarong (Bengali: আড়ং, lit. 'Village Fair') is a social enterprise chain of Bangladeshi department stores specializing in Bengali ethnic wear and handicrafts.It is owned by the non-profit development agency BRAC, and employs thousands of rural artisans across the country.