Sir Fazle Hasan Abed passes away
Brac founder and Chair Emeritus Sir Fazle Hasan Abed passed away at Apollo Hospitals Dhaka tonight. He was 83. Sir Abed, who was undergoing treatment at the hospital for brain cancer, breathed his last around 8:28pm, Ashif Saleh, executive director of the Brac confirmed The Daily Star. His body will be kept at army stadium on December 22 from 10:00am to 12:30pm to allow people to pay their last respects to the departed soul, he said. Later, his namaz-e-janaza will be held there and he will be laid to eternal rest at Banani graveyard, the Brac official said. He left behind his wife, a son and a host of relatives, well-wishers and admirers to mourn his death.