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...
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...
9 June 2022 Brookings: The power of community as a catalyst to tackle disrupted learning Our 2021 laureate Rukmini Banerji joins Asif Saleh from BRAC to discuss the power of community in tackling disrupted learning, and ensuring educational success...
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