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]

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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.