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Caritas Bangladesh
View on WikipediaCaritas Bangladesh (Bengali: কারিতাস বাংলাদেশ) is a Catholic charitable organization in Bangladesh. It is a member of Caritas Internationalis and governed by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh.
Key Information
History
[edit]Caritas Bangladesh was founded in 1967 as the eastern branch of Caritas Pakistan. After the 1970 Bhola cyclone, it was re-organised and renamed as Christian Organisation for Relief and Rehabilitation (CORR). It became a national organisation on January 13, 1971.[1]
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After the independence of Bangladesh, it was re-registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in 1972. It was renamed Caritas Bangladesh in 1976. On, April 22, 1981, Caritas was registered under the NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh.[2][3]
Regional offices
[edit]The headquarter of Caritas Bangladesh is located at Shantibagh in Dhaka. Moreover, It has eight diocesan offices in Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi and Sylhet.
Trusts and projects
[edit]- Caritas Development Institute
- CORR–The Jute Works
- Mirpur Agriculture Workshop and Training Schools
- Bangladesh Rehabilitation and Assistance Center for Addicts (BARACA)[4]
Emergency responses
[edit]Caritas Bangladesh has responded to the Cyclone Amphan,[5] Cyclone Bulbul,[6] 2017 floods in Bangladesh,[7] Cyclone Sidr,[8] etc. It also continues to respond to ongoing national crises including the COVID-19 pandemic,[9] and the Rohingya refugee crisis.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bangladesh". www.caritas.org. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Huda, Shamsul (2012). "Caritas". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ কারিতাস বাংলাদেশ [Caritas Bangladesh]. internationalmigrantday2020ctg.org (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Trust / Project Offices". Caritas Bangladesh (in Bengali).
- ^ Conolly, Benjamin (2020-06-03). "Cyclone devastated Bangladesh receives aid from Caritas". The Catholic Weekly. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Cyclone Bulbul hits Bangladesh and India, killing more than 20 people and displacing two million". Asia News. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Caritas to aid flood victims in Bangladesh". UCA News. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Cyclone Sidr, Caritas Bangladesh rushes to aid population". Asia News. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ করোনায় ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত ২৪৭ পরিবার পেল আর্থিক সহায়তা. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "UN, Caritas Bangladesh aid Rohingya refugees after deadly fire". Vatican News. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- "Bangladesh". Caritas Internationalis. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- "Caritas Bangladesh". NGOs Rajshahi (in Bengali).
- "Caritas Bangladesh". Caritas Asia.
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