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BRAC founder Fazle Hasan Abed passes away
DHAKA, Dec 20, 2019 (BSS) – Founder and Chair Emeritus of BRAC Sir Fazle Hasan Abed died of a brain tumor at a hospital in the city tonight.
He breathed his last at 8.28pm while undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals in Baridhara area, BRAC executive director Asif Saleh told BSS.
He was 83.
Abed left behind his wife, a daughter, a son and a host of relatives and admirers to mourn his death.
On December 22, the body of Abed will be kept at the Army Stadium from 10.30am to 12.30pm to allow the people of all walks of life to pay their last tributes to him. A namaz-e-janaza will be held at the stadium at 12.30pm.
Later, he will be laid to eternal rest at the Banani graveyard here, according to a press release of BRAC.
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