UNB, Dhaka:
Prof Dr Mahabub Hossain, adviser to the BRAC executive director, and Chairperson of Economics and Social Science Department of BRAC University, passed away on Monday. He was 71.
Prof Mahabub breathed his last at 2.45 am (BST) on the operation table at Cleveland Hospital, USA.
He is survived by wife, two daughters and one son. Prof Mahabub went to USA on December 15 for medical treatment as he had been suffering from heart disease for last two years.
BRAC deeply mourned the sad demise of Prof Hossain, said a press release.
In a life filled with brilliance, this eminent economist served as head of Social Science Division of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Executive director of BRAC, and Director General of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). On his demise, BRAC founder and chairperson, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed said, “Very few people globally had the depth of understanding of development issues like Dr Mahabub Hossain.”
His life was a story of success against all odds and during his time at BRAC, he had a persistent focus on creating opportunities for the poor, Sir Abed said.
Prof Dr Mahabub Hossain, adviser to the BRAC executive director, and Chairperson of Economics and Social Science Department of BRAC University, passed away on Monday. He was 71.
Prof Mahabub breathed his last at 2.45 am (BST) on the operation table at Cleveland Hospital, USA.
He is survived by wife, two daughters and one son. Prof Mahabub went to USA on December 15 for medical treatment as he had been suffering from heart disease for last two years.
BRAC deeply mourned the sad demise of Prof Hossain, said a press release.
In a life filled with brilliance, this eminent economist served as head of Social Science Division of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Executive director of BRAC, and Director General of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). On his demise, BRAC founder and chairperson, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed said, “Very few people globally had the depth of understanding of development issues like Dr Mahabub Hossain.”
His life was a story of success against all odds and during his time at BRAC, he had a persistent focus on creating opportunities for the poor, Sir Abed said.
