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Detailed explanation-1: -DHAKA: Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC ), one of the world’s largest NGOs, has died in Dhaka aged 83, the charity said.

Detailed explanation-2: -History. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed founded Brac University in 2001, under the Private University Act. Located at 66 Mohakhali, Dhaka, the university is based on the American liberal arts college model.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sir Fazle started BRAC in 1972, at the age of 36, as a small relief and rehabilitation project in north-eastern Bangladesh. Over the past 47 years, BRAC has grown to be one of the most effective non-governmental organisations in the world, touching the lives of over 100 million people worldwide.