Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

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.

A light that shines on

Today is the third death anniversary of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the larger-than-life spearhead of Brac, who passed away from a malignant brain tumour in 2019. Brac is set to commemorate the death anniversary of its founder.

BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Hope over fate

Finding himself at the epicentre of the disaster, Abed realised that a large number of deaths (an estimated 500,000) in the “world’s deadliest known tropical cyclone” were not necessarily caused by the natural disaster.

The lights won’t stop shining

This year, the nation has lost some great sons and daughters, who will not stop shining even after their death. They will live in their accomplishments and contributions to the humanity. Here is a compilation of the souls in the eve of the NEW YEAR 2020.

Tribute To Sir Fazle Hasan Abed: He dreamt big and made them come true

Abed Bhai, as Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was lovingly called by almost all those who knew him, was well into his fatal illness when Cyclone Bulbul struck Bangladesh.

IN PHOTOS: Tribute to Sir Abed

People of all walks of life pay their last tributes to Sir Fazle Hasan Abed at Army Stadium in Dhaka.

Abed part of peoples' history: Dr Yunus

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is a part of the country's history of the general people, Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus today wrote on the book of mourning after paying his last respect.

Sir Abed laid to rest

Brac founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is laid to eternal rest at the Banani graveyard in Dhaka after Zohr prayers.

Tributes shower on Abed

Tributes poured in from around the world for Brac founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, who breathed his last at a city hospital on Friday night.

December 21, 2019
December 21, 2019

Condolences pour in

Condolences began pouring in after news of the death of Brac founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed broke.

April 12, 2018
April 12, 2018

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed gets 'Lego Prize 2018'

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairperson of Brac, has been awarded the “Lego Prize 2018,” in recognition of his outstanding

April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016

A tribute to a champion of the deprived

I can think of few people who have done more for the world's deprived population than Fazle Hasan Abed.

April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016

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.

October 19, 2015
October 19, 2015

THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER

Each year the World Food Prize Laureate delivers the Borlaug Lecture at Iowa State University, principally on the subject agricultural science and its potential to advance human progress.

October 16, 2015
October 16, 2015

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.

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