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Shaheen Anam
Shaheen Anam, Order of the British Empire, MBE, is a Bangladeshi human rights activist and the Executive Director of Manusher Jonno Foundation. Early life Anam was 19 at the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War, her mother feed Mukti Bahini personnel at their home. Her brother was a member of the Mukti Bahini. Anam completed her master's in psychology at the University of Dhaka. She has a master's in social work from Hunter College, City University of New York. Career From 1999 to 2002, Anam worked at CARE Bangladesh as the Coordinator for a flood assistance project funded by the United States Agency for International Development. She signed a letter with other women researchers protesting the removal of Muhammad Yunus from Grameen Bank. Anam has worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Development Programme in Bangladesh. She is associated with the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development. She is a coordinator of the South Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or a dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with the order, but are not members of it. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'. Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. Today, the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order. Honorary awards may be made to cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
