Britain’s Queen Elizabeth ll, will knight the founder and chairperson of BRAC Fazle Hasan Abed for his services in alleviating poverty in Bangladesh and abroad.
Abed is the first Bangladeshi to receive the honor since 1947, though he is the second person in his family to be knighted.
In 1913 his great uncle, Justice Nawab Sir Syed Shamsul Huda also received a knighthood.
Amir Khasru has more details.
