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Governing Board

Ejaj Ahmad, Founder & President, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC)

Homayara Ahmed, Lecturer, Institute of Business Administration, Dhaka University

Manzoor Hasan OBE, Director, Institute of Governance Studies, BRAC University

Sara Hossain, Senior Associate, Dr. Kamal Hossain & Associates, Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court

Pial Islam, Global Leadership Fellow, The World Economic Forum

Syed M Sajjad, Director, Majumder Group, Treasurer, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC)

Zafar Sobhan, Assistant Editor, The Daily Star, Chairperson of the Governing Board, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC)

INTERNATIONAL Advisory Board

Gowher Rizvi, Honorable Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, is the immediate past Director of the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Ronald Heifetz, King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, was the Founding Director of Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership.

Barbara Kellerman, James McGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, was the Founding Executive Director of Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership.

Mijarul Quayes, career diplomat and homme de letters; presently the Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh.

Max Klau, developmental psychologist with an expertise in leadership in complex systems; presently the Director of Leadership Development at City Year, a national service and leadership development program headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sultana Afroz, career bureaucrat; presently the Economic Counselor in Bangladesh Embassy, Rome.

Advisor's Message
Gowher Rizvi BYLC has developed an innovative curriculum that brings together young people from diverse backgrounds and provides them leadership training, and opportunities to participate in community development. The young generation of today will shape the future of Bangladesh tomorrow and this 'learning leadership by doing leadership' model is an effective way to encourage program participants to think deeply about social problems and take ownership of not just their own future but also of the future of the less-privileged people in society.

Contrary to popular belief, real leadership is not about position or authority – it is about creating change in society by positively impacting the lives of others. BYLC's program is a brave attempt to raise awareness and promote real leadership among Bangladeshi youth.

Dr. Gowher Rizvi
Honorable Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Recent Events

February 21, 2010

BYLC launches Young Scholars Program for underprivileged secondary school students.



January 9, 2010

BYLC completes third month-long youth leadership program in Bangladesh.


Annual Report

BYLC's Annual Report 2009 and Audited Financial Statements are now available for download.

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42-43 Siddeshwari Circular Road

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Phone:

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