Brac, the largest non-governmental organization, will commemorate the third death anniversary of its founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed on Tuesday.
Sir Abed died while undergoing treatment for a brain tumour at a hospital in Dhaka on December 20, 2019. He was 83.
He was born on April 27, 1936 in Baniachang village of Habiganj district. His father was Siddique Hasan and mother was Syeda Sufia Khatun. Siddique Hasan was the sub-registrar of Habiganj. Siddique Hasan and his brothers attended St Xavier's School and College in Kolkata.
Sir Abed established Brac in 1972 as a small relief and rehabilitation effort in a remote area of Sylhet division. The organization has transformed itself into one of the largest and most effective NGOs in the world by conducting successful socio-economic programs in many sectors since its inception.
Over the course of its five decades of operations, Brac has innovated many successful community-driven social and economic empowerment models to sustainably fight poverty and extreme poverty across continents.
Brac now provides multifaceted services to over 100 million people in 12 countries of Asia and Africa, assisting them in bringing about lasting changes in their lives.