Brac

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.
16 October 2015, 11:45 AM

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.
2 July 2015, 04:17 AM

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.
1 June 2015, 10:59 AM

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.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM

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
28 March 2015, 07:28 AM

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.
12 March 2015, 18:00 PM