Caritas Bangladesh

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.

Caritas Bangladesh
কারিতাস বাংলাদেশ
PredecessorCaritas Pakistan
Formation1967 (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)

History

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 as Caritas Bangladesh in 1976. On, April 22, 1981, Caritas got registered under the NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh.[2][3]

Regional offices

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

Emergency Responses

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 Rohingya refugee crisis.[10]

References
  1. "Bangladesh". www.caritas.org. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  2. 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 October 2023.
  3. "Caritas Bangladesh". internationalmigrantday2020ctg.org (in Bengali).
  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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