Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG (April 1936 – December 2019) was the Founder of BRAC, one of the world’s largest NGOs. Viewing education as...
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23 January 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Founder of the Yidan Prize presents the award to Sir Fazle’s family in Dhaka
Dr Charles Chen Yidan, founder of the Yidan Prize visited Dhaka, Bangladesh this week to present the prestigious award. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed’s daughter...
23 December 2019, Hong Kong SAR
Remembering Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG with profound sadness
The Yidan Prize Foundation is deeply saddened to receive news that Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG, Founder of BRAC passed away on 20 December...
19 September 2019, Hong Kong SAR
Professor Usha Goswami and Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG named Yidan Prize Laureates for 2019
The two laureates will receive their awards at the Yidan Prize Awards Presentation Ceremony. Distinguished guests from around the world will witness this memorable...
29 March 2022
Q&A: Educating girls is key to ending poverty
Our laureate Sir Fazle Hasan Abed believed educating girls is key to ending poverty. Today, we talked to Mr Asif Saleh, Executive Director of...
21 March 2022
The Daily Star: 50 years of BRAC—An education legacy lighting the way
Our advisor Dr Manzoor Ahmed talks about BRAC, their 50 years of legacy, and Sir Fazle’s last written piece on education—the foreword in Political...
21 March 2022
Q&A: Unfolding BRAC’s 50 years of impact
Celebrating BRAC’s 50th anniversary, we interviewed Asif Saleh, Executive Director of BRAC Bangladesh, to talk about their 50 years of impact in unmaking poverty...
15 March 2021
The Silver Lining: Education in a post-pandemic world
The pandemic unquestionably challenged the education world during 2020. In spite of the difficulties, however, there are reasons to be optimistic.
7 December 2020, Hong Kong SAR
The Yidan Prize Foundation announces establishment of Council of Luminaries at the Yidan Prize Summit
The Council gathers 16 highly accomplished educational researchers and innovators to foster collaboration and drive education progress globally
11 June 2020, Hong Kong SAR
Responses to COVID-19 and new insights in education revealed at AVPN Conference
Mr Andreas Schleicher gave a keynote speech on “Scaling Excellence in Education” at the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Virtual Conference 2020 today. Dr...
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