Brac
88th birth anniversary of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed / Memories of a revolutionary dreamer
Abed bhai defined a great and worthy leader as someone who always steps down to accommodate a worthier leader.
BRAC University stands in solidarity with Palestine
Donates BDT 37 lakhs in financial aid to Gaza from staff Eid bonus
University: Our factory of miseducation
Universities should be about creating the next generation of thinkers, right? Even in terms of skills, haven’t we been failing largely?
Is there an architecture for marginal communities?
Our experience of designing Brac regional offices across rural Bangladesh.
Six structures of Bangladesh honoured with Aga Khan Award for Architecture for 2022
Brac has been awarded for five of these structures
Building Mangrove Forests
Since mangrove forests are highly tolerant of salt and adapted to extreme environmental conditions, planting mangroves is becoming more important than ever.
Brac University team ranks second at RoboSub 2023
BRACU Duburi, a team from Brac University, has secured the second overall position in RoboSub 2023, an international student competition hosted by the nonprofit organisation RoboNation. In addition to becoming the first runners-up, the Bangladeshi team also received an Ingenuity Special Award in this competition.
Centre for Peace and Justice: On a mission to build a just, peaceful and inclusive society
In this article, we will look at the history of CPJ, the scope and impact of its work, and the future direction it wishes to pursue.
Book Excerpt / A memoir that helps understand development
Perhaps the most important contribution of the book lies in providing intimate insights into how NGOs work in Bangladesh.
Sir Abed gets award from Michigan University
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of Brac, has received the Thomas Francis Jr Medal in Global Public Health award from the University of Michigan.
Alumni Association of BRAC University honours industry leaders and recognises outstanding alumni works
The current executive body of Alumni Association of BRAC University on Friday organised the first ever alumni fest in the capital.
2 Brac officials abducted in Afghanistan
Two Bangladeshi Brac officials working in Afghanistan are abducted by unidentified miscreants from Kunduz city.
Fire at Mohakhali Brac Centre doused
A fire that broke out at Brac Centre in Mohakhali of Dhaka is doused half an hour after it originated.
BRAC-Channel i hold Taray Taray Dwipshikha
BRAC, in association with Channel i, arranged a talent hunt competition “Taray Taray Dwipshikha” for underprivileged students of BRAC Education Programme.
Development economist Dr Mahbub Hossain no more
Renowned agricultural and development economist Dr Mahbub Hossain has died at Cleveland clinic in Ohio State at the age of 71.
An end in sight for ultra poverty
First, social protection programmes designed to offer protection (for example, from hunger), fail to offer the ladder (for example, jobs or livelihood) to climb out of extreme poverty. Second, it doesn't recognise that the ultra poor require additional guidance.
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives World Food Prize
Brac Founder and Chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives the 2015 World Food Prize for his outstanding contribution to enhance the world's production and distribution of food to those most in need.
Fazle Hasan Abed wins World Food Prize
A man who created a nonprofit organisation credited with helping more than 150 million people out of poverty is named the winner of the 2015 World Food Prize.
Hotline for info on trafficking victims
Migrant rights workers launch hotline numbers in Bangladesh and Malaysia to facilitate the passage of information of the rescued trafficking victims to the aggrieved families.
