Tamara Hasan Abed Explained

Tamara Hasan Abed
Native Name:	তামারা হাসান আবেদ
Native Name Lang:	bn
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Occupation:	Social worker, Feminist
Birth Place:	Bangladesh
Father:	Fazle Hasan Abed
Mother:	Ayesha Abed

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

• 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]

Notes and References

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