COVID RELIEF FOR BANGLADESH

                COVID RELIEF FOR BANGLADESH

“…Whoever saves the life of one person, it is as if he has saved the life of the whole of mankind”

Sponsored by Mirzapur Ex-Cadets' Association, North America (MECANA - a 501(c)(3) organization EIN- 47-5134903), Mirzapur Ex-Cadets' Association (MECA), Bangladesh, and Mirzapur Ex-Cadets' Association, Australia

 
 
The exponential spread during the second wave of Covid-19 has ravaged both lives and livelihoods of the people of Bangladesh. 
 
The healthcare system is going through a public health crisis unparalleled in her 50-year history. 
 
At this moment of crisis, Mirzapur Ex-Cadet’s Association (MECA), the Alumni Association of 2500+ members of Mirzapur Cadet College is raising emergency funds across the globe in an effort to deliver desperately needed food, medicine, and shelter for the poorest of the poor. Financial support is also desperately required by hospitals and medical clinics for emergency supplies of medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers.
 
It is our firm belief that through our collective efforts, working in unison, we could generate substantial funds and contribute to select group of NGOs and hospitals with proper track records. They meet our strict criteria of social commitment, integrity, and transparency.

To donate from anywhere around the globe please click on the DONATE button.

Funds raised globally will be disbursed to: BRAC, USA: https://bracusa.org/   (BRAC is the world’s largest NGO that was founded by the late Sir Fazle Hasan Abed). The following is a list of links to BRAC’s Covid-19 related blogs/reports and social media stories:
https://www.brac.net/covid19/res/sitrep/BRAC-COVID-19-Situation-Update_Bangladesh_Sept-6.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1OUbHelavoajcyfveVJe7XBrEVGdieVkhglzRXviyTxjr2rxtiOAjmUnA
Blogs
http://blog.brac.net/how-do-we-build-forts-of-resistance-against-covid-19/
http://blog.brac.net/covid-19-update-from-asif-saleh-9-july-2021/
Video
https://www.facebook.com/25480500554/posts/10159677801195555/  
https://www.facebook.com/25480500554/posts/10159693999350555/ 
Webinar
https://www.facebook.com/25480500554/posts/10159688421280555/ 
https://www.facebook.com/25480500554/posts/10159691987855555/
Stories
https://www.facebook.com/25480500554/posts/10159684012775555/ 
https://www.facebook.com/25480500554/posts/10159652710180555/
https://www.facebook.com/25480500554/posts/10159636696395555/

 

For those in Bangladesh who want to donate locally, Please use bKash “MECA bkash # +8801610708856 (Merchant Account, have to use "make payment" option to send a payment). Funds raised locally in Bangladesh will be disbursed to: Bangladesh Emergency Action Against Covid-19 (BEACON): https://www.facebook.com/groups/524743575106213/

Kumudini Hospital, Mirzapur: https://kumudinihospital.org.bd/ 

We are requesting generous donations to this worthy cause to support these frontline institutions and save lives. The following “Distinguished Donation Levels” have been established and will receive special mention:

PLATINUM             $5,000 +

GOLD.                        $2,500 +

SILVER                       $1,000 +

BRONZE                      $500 +

We are also holding a fundraising concert on Sunday, November 14th (Saturday, November 13th in the USA) at the Bryan Brown Concert Hall, Sydney, Australia which will be simulcast throughout the world. Renowned vocalists Srijani Ghosh from West Bengal and Sirajus Salekin from Bangladesh will be performing at the concert. We welcome you to enjoy the concert and at the same time dig deep into your pocket.

The poster for the concert is attached here    

With sincere thanks,

The Covid Relief for Bangladesh Organizing Committee of Mirzapur Ex-Cadets' Associations

 

ORGANIZERS:

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Tarin (Terry) Anwar, Managing Director, Jay Gaines & Company (Global Coordinator) (MECA, North America)

Dr. Ayaz Chowdhury, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Sydney (President, MECA Australia)

Firoze Ali, National Operations and Logistics Manager, Yang Ming Australia (General Secretary, MECA Australia)

Dr. Ehsan Ahmed, Head of School, Australian Institute of Management; (Cultural Secretary, MECA Australia)

Imtiaz (Kais) Risha, Managing Director, Kais Environmental (MECA Australia)

Ahsanur Rahman, Senior Analyst, Australia Laboratory Environmental Services (MECA Australia)

Mohammed Shafaet Karim, Senior Net Programmer, SMB Fleet Management (MECA Australia)

Brig Gen(Retd) Shah Mohammed Iqbal, Bir Protik, Ph.D.; Managing Director, Lumbini Limited;  (President, MECA)

Shah Ahmedul Kabir (Shuvro), Business Development Consultant, Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company, Dhaka; (General Secretary, MECA)

Jobaed Ahsan, Managing Director, Communication Platform Limited, Dhaka; Media Advisor, MECA

Dr. Nasir Ahmed, Professor of Public Administration, Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana; (President, MECA, North America)

Zia Moin Haider, Director, NAIK Group, New York (General Secretary, MECA, North America)

Mahmud Reza Rahman, ITSM Principal Technical Consultant, ServiceNow, Virginia (Treasurer, MECA, North America)

Dr. Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama (Secretary of Organizational Affairs, MECA, North America)

Sazedul Alam, PhD Candidate, UMBC, Maryland (Deputy Secretary of Special Projects, MECA, North America)

Kazi Asadul Mamun, Retired Assistant Dean, University of California, Riverside (MECA, North America)

Muhit Rahman, Former Partner, LW Partners (MECA, North America)

Wali Quasem, Software Project Manager, Nikon Instruments (MECA, North America)

Nasiruz Zaman (Rizvi), System Director, NYC Transit, Member (MECA, North America)