While Bangladesh was hit hard by tragedies and other negativities in 2019, good news and positive initiatives were also there in the country during the period.

The New Year, 2020, approaches fast. Now it is time to recall the celebrities and famous faces Bangladesh lost in political, film, education, literature and cultural fields.

Brac founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, who passed away at a city hospital on Friday night, was laid to eternal rest here on Sunday afternoon.

Abed has left. But it is not possible to bid farewell to him. He remains with us as our companion forever. Since the Liberation War, he is in the very grain of our society.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock at the death of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of Brac.  

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of Brac, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Friday night. He was 83.

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chair Emeritus of BRAC, was honoured with the ‘Outstanding Member of the South Asian Diaspora Award (OMSAD)’ at the Fourth South Asian Diaspora Convention held at the National University of Singapore on November 15-17.