Human Development Foundation (HDF) is a company limited by guarantee and licensed under Section 26 of the Companies Act, 1913. It was registered as a non-profit social welfare organization, by the Registrar of the Joint Stock Companies of Bangladesh on 29th November 1993. From the very beginning of its journey, HDF is working with an endeavor to promote welfare of the poor and provide assistance for the distressed through social welfare steps, especially in the field of education. The core programme of the Foundation is Talent Assistance Scheme (TAS), a brainchild of late Alamgir M.A. Kabir, the founder chairman of the Foundation. TAS is directed with the aim of providing financial support in the form of interest-free loan to financially disadvantaged but meritorious students, mostly from rural areas. Every year 60 students, 30 girls and 30 boys, from the level of HSC first year are offered the award of interest-free loan. The assistance continues till the completion of their graduation/post graduation degree without any break. The members are also provided with donations for books and dresses. Another major programme of the Foundation is Rural School Library Enrichment Programme (RUSLEP). The goal of the project is to build up libraries in rural schools with a good stock of suitable books, other than the prescribed text books; and to expose the students to the domain of education and enlightenment in which they are considerably disadvantaged compared to their fellow students of urban background. HDF is also implementing projects in various sectors through partner organizations in different parts of the country.