1) Ensuring Immigrant Rights: Currently there are an estimated half million Bangladeshis and Bangladeshi-Americans in the Unites States. Drishtipat DC will work to protect the civil liberties of immigrants and ensure equal treatment regardless of race, religion and national origin.

2) Raising Awareness about Domestic Violence: Recent research by International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research -Bangladesh incidcates that between 50 and 60 per cent of Bangladeshi women experience some form of domestic violence. Drishtipat DC will raise awareness about domestic violence and assist organizations that provide support to survivors.

3) Informing Policy Making Process: Dristipat DC will work with policy makers and members of the Bangladeshi and Bangladeshi-American community to address policy issues of importance to Bangladesh such as textile exports, water quality, natural gas, voting rights of expatriates etc.

4) Raising Awareness about Bangladeshi Culture and History: Dristipat DC will support the Ekattur-er Golpo initiative, which seeks to promote awareness about Bangladesh's history and rich cultural heritage among today's youth.

In addition to these four areas, Drishtipat DC will address other pressing issues that emerge . It will also support initiatives of other Drishtipat chapters, as well as, members' personal initiatives to contribute to socioeconomic development in Bangladesh.

Zakat Contribution:

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