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Tamara Hasan Abed

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Tamara Hasan Abed
তামারা হাসান আবেদ
Abed in 2022
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Social worker, Feminist
Parents

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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Tamara Hasan Abed". BRAC. BRAC. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Eldest daughter of Fazle Hasan Abed". brac.net. BRAC. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ Desk, City. "Tamara Abed new BracU trustee chairperson". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ^ "IPDC BOD". IPDC. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ^ "BRAC EPL - Board of Directors". BRAC EPL. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ^ "BRAC EPL Investment Ltd - BOD". BRAC EPL Investment Ltd. BRAC EPL Investment Ltd. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Future Startup Interview with Tamara Abed". Future Startup. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Taaga Home Page". Taaga. Aarong. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Taaga Man Homepage". Taaga Man Homepage. Aarong. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Herstory Home Page". Herstory Home Page. Aarong. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Aarong milk appears in new packs". News. The Daily Star. August 23, 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Young Global Leader". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  13. ^ "World Women Leadership Congress 2014". World Women Leadership Congress. 2014. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  14. ^ "Freedom-Persona Ajker Nari Award". The Daily Star. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
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