Drishtipat Blog

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Links to NGOs:

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(click on the links below to go to their websites and donate)

BRAC - the largest NGO in the world from Bangladesh

Drishtipat effort for two local organizations with low overhead fee

The International Federation of the Red Cross (You can select Cyclone SIDR)

British Red Cross [ tax efficient donation for people living in uk]

Canadian Red Cross

UNICEF

CARE

Islamic Relief

Bangladesh Cyclone Appeal - World Vision UK (You can select Cyclone SIDR) Tel: 0800 088 088

Save the Children

Christian Aid

Catholic Relief Services

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FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN BANGLADESH AND ALL OVER THE WORLD
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Those who wish to help, may remit cash directly to the following account :

Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund,
Current Account No. 33004093,
Sonali Bank, Prime Minister’s Office Branch,
Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
SWIFT Code : BSONBDDH

Ref: Chief Advisor’s Office Website and Bangladesh High Commission to Canada Website

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FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN AUSTRALIA
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Bangladesh High Commission ,Canberra
Account Name: Relief Fund
Account Number: 032729 199161
Bank: Westpac Banking Corporation
Branch: Manuka, ACT

ref: Press release on flood relief

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FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN CANADA
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Those living in Canada and wish to help, may please send bank/postal draft, cheque to be drawn on any of the following bank account:

Prime Minister’s Relief Fund,
Account No. 00236-5077441,
Royal Bank of Canada,
99 Bank Street, Ottawa, Canada,
C/O - Bangladesh High Commission, Ottawa.
SWIFT Code : ROYCATT2.

If you are sending bank/postal draft, cheque , etc., you may also send it to Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa (275 Bank street, Suite-302, Ottawa, ON K2P 2L6) for deposit with the accounts.

Please also note that at the special request of the High Commission, some money exchanges/remitting agencies owned by Bangladeshi expatriates in Toronto and Montreal have agreed to remit money to any of the above relief funds free of charges or commissions.

ref: Bangladeshi HC in Canada

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FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN USA
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Individuals or organizations desiring to make donations may send their contributions directly to the Chief Adviser’s Relief Fund in the following address:

Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund
Current Account No. 33004093
SWIFT Code: BSONBDDH
Sonali Bank, Prime Minister’s Office Branch
Tejgaon, Dhaka

Individuals or organisation may also send the donation to the relief fund by money transfer agencies. If the donations are sent through the Sonali Exchange Co., USA, no additional fees for transfer will be required. In that case, the amount should be directly paid in cash or through cheque (payable) to Sonali Exchange Co. Inc. USA. (Please mention ‘For Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund’ in the space for ‘Memo’) The Sonali Exchange will send the money to the Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund within the next business day and will issue a confirmation receipt in favor of the donor. ‘Placid Express’ has also announced that donation to the ‘Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund’ can be remitted without any transfer fee.

As for sending relief materials, the Government of Bangladesh would prefer receiving food grains, water purification tablets, water purification units for the rehabilitation works. However, the cost of shipment will have to be borne by the sender (s) of such relief materials.

For any clarification on the procedure, please contact Bangladesh Consulate General in New York directly or speak to Mr. Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury, Consul at 1-212-599-6767 ext 15/10/21 or 212-687-5368.

ref: Bangladesh New York Consulate for further information