Mobilising expat Bangladeshis to aid cyclone victims
Saturday, 24 November 2007
There are now Bangladeshis in many parts of the world and they have good incomes and savings. Many of them are truly patriotic and although they live in foreign lands, they retain their love for, and attachment to, Bangladesh. They must have come to know about the very destructive cyclone that caused such havoc to their country of origin. They can be a very good source of assistance for their countrymen in this hour of need.
It is very likely that they would like to contribute generously to efforts for recovery from the damage to life and the economy inflicted by the cyclone. If our missions abroad can tap this source of goodwill among expatriate Bangladeshis, then a huge amount of resources could be mobilised to help out the cyclone victims. Our foreign missions can directly urge Bangladeshis staying abroad to remit money to accounts opened officially for the purpose. The missions abroad can disseminate the information to the expatriate Bangladeshis so that they may send their money through that account for its end use in aid of the cyclone victims.
Abdur Rahim
Uttara, Dhaka
It is very likely that they would like to contribute generously to efforts for recovery from the damage to life and the economy inflicted by the cyclone. If our missions abroad can tap this source of goodwill among expatriate Bangladeshis, then a huge amount of resources could be mobilised to help out the cyclone victims. Our foreign missions can directly urge Bangladeshis staying abroad to remit money to accounts opened officially for the purpose. The missions abroad can disseminate the information to the expatriate Bangladeshis so that they may send their money through that account for its end use in aid of the cyclone victims.
Abdur Rahim
Uttara, Dhaka