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'Guardian Probashi Prohori' insurance policy launched for migrant workers

'Guardian Probashi Prohori' is an innovative insurance policy designed to safeguard the lives and futures of workers abroad and their families, ensuring protection against financial risks.

BRAC University hosts “Policy Dialogue on Financial and Economic Reforms in Bangladesh”

BRAC University organised a policy dialogue titled “Policy Dialogue on Financial and Economic Reforms in Bangladesh” on November 16.

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.

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.

July 2, 2015
July 2, 2015

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.

June 1, 2015
June 1, 2015

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.

May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015

NUMBERS 15

BRAC, the world's largest non-government organisation, plans to spend over $15 million in two years to help earthquake victims in Nepal.

March 28, 2015
March 28, 2015

UC Berkeley first to have Bangladesh studies centre

Improving garment-industry safety, designing apps to solve social problems and gathering data on antibiotic-resistant bacteria found on fruits and vegetables: These are among the innovative research projects made possible by UC Berkeley’s new Subir & Malini Chowdhury Centre for Bangladesh Studies

March 13, 2015
March 13, 2015

PIONEER IN CHANGE

One of the few radical change makers that began a journey right after independence to transform the country for the better is BRAC.

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