More donations to CA's Relief Fund
Friday, 30 November 2007
More national and international organisations, business houses and individuals Thursday donated a total of Tk 7.90 million and 5,000 shirts to Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund in aid of the cyclone victims, report agencies.
The donor organisations and individuals include National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh Tk .50 million, one day's salary of officers and staff of Energy and Mineral Resources Division and departments, directorates and organisations under it about Tk 3 million, one day's salary of officers and employees of Science and ICT Ministry and organisations under it Tk .70 million, and one day's salary of officers and staff members of Religious Affairs Ministry and departments and organisations under it Tk .15 million.
The rest are Islamic University of Technology over Tk .25 million, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Tk 69,537, DIRD Group Tk .20 million, Tyser Risk Management (Bangl-adesh) Ltd Tk one million, Bangabazar Complex Traders Association Tk one million, GMS Composite Knitting Industry Ltd 5,000 pieces shirt, Haj Agencies Association of Bangladesh Tk .50 million, Eastern Plaza Shop Owners Association Tk .30 million, International Cargo Ltd Tk .10 million and Zahir Ahmed Sufia Tower of Banani, Dhaka, Tk .10 million.
Bangladesh Missions in US: The Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC, along with Bangladesh Consulates in Los Angeles and New York has so far raised Tk 35 million as donation for cyclone victims of Bangladesh. Immediately after the incident, the Embassy set up a Coordination Cell in the Missions and developed guidelines on the most appropriate ways to help those affected by cyclone Sidr and made public appeal for support from the community members and other friends and well-wishers, said a press release.
In response, the members of the Bangladeshi American community and many US friends of Bangladesh donated to the Bangladesh Chief Adviser's Relief Fund maintained with the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC and Bangladesh Consulates in New York and Los Angeles.
The Embassy has already taken necessary measures to send the money to Bangladesh at the quickest possible time.
Bangladesh Missions in the US are engaged to raise more funds for the cyclone victims and are working unitedly with the community members for this purpose.
The donor organisations and individuals include National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh Tk .50 million, one day's salary of officers and staff of Energy and Mineral Resources Division and departments, directorates and organisations under it about Tk 3 million, one day's salary of officers and employees of Science and ICT Ministry and organisations under it Tk .70 million, and one day's salary of officers and staff members of Religious Affairs Ministry and departments and organisations under it Tk .15 million.
The rest are Islamic University of Technology over Tk .25 million, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Tk 69,537, DIRD Group Tk .20 million, Tyser Risk Management (Bangl-adesh) Ltd Tk one million, Bangabazar Complex Traders Association Tk one million, GMS Composite Knitting Industry Ltd 5,000 pieces shirt, Haj Agencies Association of Bangladesh Tk .50 million, Eastern Plaza Shop Owners Association Tk .30 million, International Cargo Ltd Tk .10 million and Zahir Ahmed Sufia Tower of Banani, Dhaka, Tk .10 million.
Bangladesh Missions in US: The Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC, along with Bangladesh Consulates in Los Angeles and New York has so far raised Tk 35 million as donation for cyclone victims of Bangladesh. Immediately after the incident, the Embassy set up a Coordination Cell in the Missions and developed guidelines on the most appropriate ways to help those affected by cyclone Sidr and made public appeal for support from the community members and other friends and well-wishers, said a press release.
In response, the members of the Bangladeshi American community and many US friends of Bangladesh donated to the Bangladesh Chief Adviser's Relief Fund maintained with the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC and Bangladesh Consulates in New York and Los Angeles.
The Embassy has already taken necessary measures to send the money to Bangladesh at the quickest possible time.
Bangladesh Missions in the US are engaged to raise more funds for the cyclone victims and are working unitedly with the community members for this purpose.