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Caritas Bangladesh

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Caritas Bangladesh
কারিতাস বাংলাদেশ
PredecessorCaritas Pakistan
Formation1967; 57 years ago (1967) (as Caritas East Pakistan)
TypeNonprofit, NGO
Legal statuscharity
FocusHumanitarian aid, International development and social service
Headquarters2, Outer Circular Road, Shantibagh
Location
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
President
Gervas Rozario
Vice President
Theotonius P. Rebeiro
Parent organization
Caritas Internationalis
Websitewww.caritasbd.org
Formerly called
Christian Organisation for Relief and Rehabilitation (CORR)

Caritas 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.

History

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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]

Richard W. Timm at the inaugurating ceremony of CORR–The Jute Works

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

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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

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  • Caritas Development Institute
  • CORR–The Jute Works
  • Mirpur Agriculture Workshop and Training Schools
  • Bangladesh Rehabilitation and Assistance Center for Addicts (BARACA)[4]

Emergency responses

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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

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  1. ^ "Bangladesh". www.caritas.org. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  2. ^ Huda, Shamsul (2012). "Caritas". In Islam, Sirajul; 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 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ কারিতাস বাংলাদেশ [Caritas Bangladesh]. internationalmigrantday2020ctg.org (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2021-05-01.
  4. ^ "Trust / Project Offices". Caritas Bangladesh (in Bengali).
  5. ^ Conolly, Benjamin (2020-06-03). "Cyclone devastated Bangladesh receives aid from Caritas". The Catholic Weekly. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  6. ^ "Cyclone Bulbul hits Bangladesh and India, killing more than 20 people and displacing two million". Asia News. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  7. ^ "Caritas to aid flood victims in Bangladesh". UCA News. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  8. ^ "Cyclone Sidr, Caritas Bangladesh rushes to aid population". Asia News. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  9. ^ করোনায় ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত ২৪৭ পরিবার পেল আর্থিক সহায়তা. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  10. ^ "UN, Caritas Bangladesh aid Rohingya refugees after deadly fire". Vatican News. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
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