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Fazle Hasan Abed in the mid-2000s. It was during his time at Shell that the devastating cyclone of 1970 hit the south and south-eastern coastal regions of the country, killing 300,000 people. The cyclone had a profound effect on Abed. In the face of such devastation, he said the comforts and perks of a corporate executive's life ceased to ...
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of the world's largest international development NGO, BRAC; Samson H. Chowdhury, chairman of Astras Ltd. and Square (Bangladesh) Syed Manzur Elahi, founder of Apex Group [3] Iqbal Quadir, co-founder of GrameenPhone; Mahmudur Rahman, newspaper owner and editor
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG receiving the Thomas Francis Jr Medal in Global Public Health award from the University of Michigan (April 2016) Abdul Latif, British restaurateur known for his dish "Curry Hell". Ayub Ali Master, founder of the Shah Jalal Restaurant in London which became a hub for the British Asian community.
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 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 ]
Nawaf Al Abed (born 1990), Saudi association football player; As a surname: Abid Ali Abid (1906–1971), Urdu and Persian critic and poet; Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (born 1971), Pakistani politician and businessman; Fazle Hasan Abed (1936–2019), Bangladeshi/British social worker; Kalbe Abid (d. 1986, Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi), mujtahid
The Nunsense concept originated as a line of greeting cards featuring a nun offering tart quips with a clerical slant. The cards caught on so quickly that Goggin decided to expand the concept into a cabaret show called The Nunsense Story, which opened for a four-day run at Manhattan's Duplex and remained for 38 weeks, encouraging its creator to expand it into a full-length theater production.
Agha Hasan Abedi was born in Lucknow, British India, to a Urdu Speaking Muhajir middle class family with members who served as advisors and courtiers to the Nawab of Awadh. [4] He received a master's degree in English literature and a law degree from Lucknow University. [6] Abedi migrated to Pakistan after the creation of Pakistan in 1947. [4]