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1992, May 5: On May 5, Mawlana Hazar Imam was shown projects of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) at Boulia village and at the Ayesha Abed Foundation by Mr. Fazle Abed, Executive Director of BRAC.

The Aga Khan Foundation is a member of the consortium of international donor agencies funding BRAC and is also an implementing agency for funding to BRAC from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

The visit to the village was punctuated by stops at which Hazar Imam discussed the nature of various income-generating projects with project managers as well as with villagers who are the prime beneficiaries of these projects. Mawlana Hazar Imam observed a non-formal primary education class and viewed some of the cottage industries such as poultry-rearing, silkworm-rearing, embroidery and the dyeing and printing of textiles. He also paused to discuss aspects of animal husbandry and witnessed a village credit organization's group meeting in session. After leaving Boulia,

Mawlana Hazar Imam went to Dairgram where he was met by Professor Mohammed Yunus, Managing Director of Grameen Bank. In the afternoon, Mawlana Hazar Imam had a mulaquat with the Dhaka jamat. Later that evening, Hazar Imam hosted a dinner in honour of Begum Khaleda Zia, which was attended by various government dignitaries, prominent leaders of industry, and representatives of the diplomatic corps and non-governmental organizations.