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Pride of Bangladesh:
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG
Presenter:- Zishan Bhuiyan
ID:- 2020000500014
Submitted to:- Sabah Tasnia Rowshon
Date:- 02/05/2021
Early Life
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~ Born 27 April 1936 (age 82)
~ Baniachong (British India ), Now in Habiganj, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
~ Parents :- Siddiq Hasan (Father)
Syeda Sufya Khatun (Mother)
Education Life
Photo Source:- bdnews24.com
After passing intermediate from Dhaka
College in 1954, Abed left home at the age of
18 to attend University of Glasgow, where,
in an effort to break away from tradition
and do something radically different, he
studied naval architecture. He realized there
was little work in ship building in East
Pakistan and a career in Naval Architecture
would make returning home difficult. With
that in mind, Abed joined the Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants in
London, completing his professional
education in 1962.
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Contribution to the
devastating Cyclone
in 1970
• Cyclone hit the coast on Nov 12 that
year, claiming at least 300 thousand
lives.
• Collect funds with friends and
distribute relief.
Photo Source:- bdnews24.com
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Campaign For Independence
• London in May, 1971
• Sir Fazle founded two organizations Help Bangladesh and Action Bangladesh
Photo Source:- bdnews24.com
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Founding And Leading BRAC
Before returning to independent Bangladesh in 1972, Sir
Fazle had sold his small London flat to initially fund the
relief work he was about to undertake for the refugees
coming back from India.
He established Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance
Committee or BRAC and began relief and rehabilitation
work in Sulla and Dirai Upazilas of Sunamganj.
The first phase of BRAC’s intervention in Sulla
commenced on Feb 1, 1972, the official date of the
organization's establishment.
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What does BRAC do?
Why BRAC so successful?
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BRAC UNIVERSITY, BRAC BANK
Abed founded BRAC University in 2001 and served as chairman of its
board of trustees until 2019 before retiring on July 24.
Sir Fazle also founded BRAC Bank in 2001. He was its chairperson in two
phases, from 2001-2008, and from 2013-2019, retiring on Aug 26.
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Leading Other
Institution
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Chairperson, Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh (1982-1986)
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Senior Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) (1982-1986)
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Chairperson, NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation (1990-2009)
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Chairperson, Ain O Salish Kendra (1993-1994 and 2007-2009)
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Member, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
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Chairperson, Gono Shakkhorota Abhijan (1990-2009)
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Member, NGO Committee of the World Bank in Geneva (1986-1991)
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Chairperson, South Asia Partnership (SAP) from (1987-1990)
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Member, International Commission on Health Research for Development under
Harvard University (1987-1990)
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Member, SAARC’s South Asian Commission on Poverty Alleviation (1992-1993)
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Member, Board of Governors, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex
University, UK (1998-2004)
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Member, Policy Advisory Group of The Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest
(CGAP), World Bank, Washington (1998-2005)
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Member, Board of Governors, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),
Philippines (1999-2005)
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Global Chairperson, International Network of Alternative Financial Institution
(2002-2008)
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Founding Member, Ashoka's Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship
Member, UN Secretary-General’s Lead Group of the Scaling Up Nutrition
Movement (2012)
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Awards and Recognitions
For Sir Fazle
Fazle Hasan Abed received
numerous national and
international awards and
recognition for his pioneering role
in many frontiers of socio-economic
development in Bangladesh and
outside.
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On his 80th birthday,
former US president Bill
Clinton told him in a
message.
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates, co-chair and
trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
said at the time, ‘We’ve had a great partnership
with BRAC for more than a decade, and it’s
made a huge difference. Through BRAC, you
have changed the course of history for millions
globally. For your vision and commitment to
creating a better world, we salute you.”
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Honorary degrees
• 1994 – Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Queen's University, Canada
• 2003 – Honorary Doctorate of Education, University of Manchester, UK
• 2007 – Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Yale University, US
• 2008 – Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Columbia University, US
• 2009 – Honorary Doctorate of Letters, University of Oxford, UK
• 2009 – Honorary Doctorate in Humane letters, Rikkyo University, Japan
• 2010 – Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, University of Bath, UK
• 2012 – Doctor of Laws honoris causa, University of Manchester, UK
• 2014 – Honorary Degree of Doctor of Civil Law, Sewanee: The University of the South, US
• 2014 – Honorary Doctor of Laws, Princeton University, US
• 2016 – Honorary Degree of Doctor of Education, University of Bradford, UK
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Pass Away
“Sir Fazle Hasan Abed” was admitted to
the hospital in late November, 2019 on
account of breathing problems and
physical weakness. He died at the Apollo
Hospital (now Evercare Hospital Dhaka)
in the capital on Friday, December 20,
2019 at 08:28 pm. He was undergoing
treatment for a malignant brain tumor.
At the time of his death, he was 83 years
old. He is survived by a wife, a daughter,
a son and three grandchildren.
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I'm happy that my life is not
wasted.
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed (KCMG)
Founder and Chairperson, BRAC
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