Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC)

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Originally developed at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) has been established as a premier youth leadership training center in Bangladesh. BYLC exists to promote competent and compassionate leadership in society by uniting youth from diverse backgrounds, providing them leadership training, and engaging them in service oriented projects all over Bangladesh.

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2011/07/20 - “Brac inks deal with BYLC” - Read More
2010/10/06 - “BYLC honored by Nobel Laureate Martti Athisaari of Finland at the Finnish Embassy in Washington DC”
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2010/09/30 - “US Assistant Secretary Blake mentions BYLC along with BRAC and Grameen at World Affairs Council in San Diego”
Text of Speech - PDF

Steering Bangladesh in the Right Direction: A report based on BYLC Youth Leadership Summit 2011.

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Ejaj Ahmad, president of BYLC, speaks on The Washington Post's "On Leadership" program.

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Ejaj Ahmad at TEDxDhaka 2012

Harvard Rising Star Award 2013

Watch BYLC President Ejaj Ahmad talk about 'The Work of Leadership' at TedxDhaka. Learn more.

Ejaj Ahmad, founder and president of Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center, received the 2013 Rising Star Award from Harvard Kennedy School, at a ceremony held at the John F. Kennedy Forum of the University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday, May 11. Learn more.