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BRAC is an international development organisation based in Bangladesh. In order to receive foreign donations, BRAC was subsequently registered under the NGO Affairs Bureau of the Government of Bangladesh. BRAC is the largest non-governmental development Organisation in the world, in terms of the number of employees as of September 2016. [ 3 ...
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed founded BRAC University in 2001, under the Private University Act. [5] The university was formally inaugurated by the President of Bangladesh and the Chancellor of BRAC University, Shahabuddin Ahmed, at Osmani Memorial Hall, Dhaka, on June 16, 2001. [6]
In 2003, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust filed a petition challenging the constitutionality of the Gram Sarker Act which was scrapped by the Caretaker Government in 2008. [6] [7] In 2011, Ain o Salish Kendra and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust were able to successfully petition the courts to ban corporal punishment in ...
The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education implements policies for primary education and state-funded schools at a local level. [5] Education in Bangladesh is compulsory for all citizens until the end of grade eight. [6] Primary and Secondary education is funded by the state and free of charge in public schools. [7]
Asif Saleh is a Bangladeshi development professional. He is the current Executive Director of BRAC, Bangladesh. [4] one of the world's largest development organisations.Saleh has been instrumental in the growth of BRAC, [5] which operates across Asia and Africa, focusing on areas such as poverty graduation, [6] and climate change.
The organization now operates in all 64 Bangladesh districts through development interventions ranging from education, healthcare, microfinance, skills, human rights, agriculture and enterprise development. In 2002, BRAC went international by taking its range of development interventions to Afghanistan.
Outside Bangladesh, Consultative Group for Assisting Poor (CGAP), a World Bank organisation, and the Ford Foundation have studied the TUP program, adapted in eight countries in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere in Asia, explicitly modelled on BRAC's. After 1.5 to 3 years, 75% to 98% of participants meet "graduation" criteria.
BRAC Bank PLC[4] is a private commercial bank in Bangladesh, founded in 2001. The bank is a subsidiary of BRAC, a leading development organization in the country. BRAC Bank is known for its focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). [5]