BRAC University marked the 88th birth anniversary of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, KCMG through a photography exhibition and tree plantation programme on its Merul Badda campus in the city on Sunday, says a statement.

Born on April 27, 1936 in Baniachong village of Habiganj district, Sir Fazle Hasan founded BRAC, one of the largest NGOs in the world operating across 11 countries in Africa and Asia. Its primary objectives are to alleviate poverty and empower the poor.

The exhibition featured photos highlighting significant moments of Sir Fazle Hasan’s lifetime, starting from the time he returned to a newly-independent Bangladesh after the Liberation War to establish BRAC in order to address the needs of the refugees.

The photos also depict moments of his engagements with people living in poverty to develop their own capacity to better manage their lives and times he had been honoured with numerous national and international awards for his outstanding contributions towards the development of Bangladesh.

Professor Syed Mahfuzul Aziz, acting vice chancellor of BRAC University, and Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed, senior director of the BRAC Institute of Languages, inaugurated the photo exhibition in the morning.

Teachers and students of different departments and senior officials were present.

Tamara Hasan Abed, chairperson of the Board of University, along with other members of the Board of Trustees and students of various departments planted trees, raising public awareness for slowing down climate change and tackling the ongoing heatwave across the country.