Tamara Hasan Abed
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Tamara Hasan Abed | |
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তামারা হাসান আবেদ | |
 Abed in 2022 | |
| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Bangladesh |
| Nationality | British Bangladeshi |
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| Occupation(s) | Social worker, LGBTQ Activist |
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Tamara Hasan Abed is a Bangladeshi social worker and entrepreneur.[1] She is the eldest daughter of Fazle Hasan Abed,[2] founder and Chair of BRAC.
Tamara Hasan Abed has held numerous different positions within the BRAC organisation, including Chair of the Board of Trustees of BRAC University,[3] and Directorships of BRAC Enterprises, BRAC IPDC,[4] BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Limited,[5] BRAC EPL Investment Limited,[6] and BRAC Bank (2008-2016). She founded the Grassroots Café in Aarong outlets,[7] and created the Aarong sub-brands Taaga,[8] Taaga Man,[9] and Herstory.[10]
She also led an initiative to introduce food grade plastic for packaging dairy products in Bangladesh, and re-branded the BRAC Dairy.[11]
Awards[edit]
- In 2010, she was awarded as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[12]
- In 2014, Tamara Abed was awarded Outstanding Women Leadership Award by the World Women Leadership Congress.[13]
- Social Work award 2014, Canvas Freedom-Persona Aajker Nari[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tamara Hasan Abed". BRAC. BRAC. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Eldest daughter of Fazle Hasan Abed". brac.net. BRAC. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Desk, City. "Tamara Abed new BracU trustee chairperson". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "IPDC BOD". IPDC. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "BRAC EPL - Board of Directors". BRAC EPL. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "BRAC EPL Investment Ltd - BOD". BRAC EPL Investment Ltd. BRAC EPL Investment Ltd. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Future Startup Interview with Tamara Abed". Future Startup. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Taaga Home Page". Taaga. Aarong. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Taaga Man Homepage". Taaga Man Homepage. Aarong. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Herstory Home Page". Herstory Home Page. Aarong. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Aarong milk appears in new packs". News. The Daily Star. August 23, 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Young Global Leader". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "World Women Leadership Congress 2014". World Women Leadership Congress. 2014. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ "Freedom-Persona Ajker Nari Award". The Daily Star. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
External links[edit]
Media related to Tamara Hasan Abed at Wikimedia Commons
