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22nd board meeting of Christian Religious Welfare Trust held


Published : 12 Dec 2021 09:42 PM | Updated : 18 Dec 2021 11:10 PM

State Minister for Religion and Chairman of Christian Religious Welfare Trust Md Faridul Haque Khan presided over the 22nd board meeting of Christian Religious Welfare Trust held on Sunday in the meeting room of the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

It was decided at the board meeting that necessary amendments would be made in the ‘Christian Religious Welfare Trust Act-2018’ and required steps will be taken on behalf of the trust in this regard at the earliest.

The meeting approved the creation of a new organizational and manpower structure of the trust. The new manpower structure will have a central office as well as a trust office at the divisional level. The meeting also approved the creation of a total of 80 posts, including 24 in the central office and 56 in the divisional offices.

It was further decided at the meeting that in the fiscal year 2021-2022, a total grant of Tk 20 lakh will be provided from the Christian Religious Welfare Trust's endowmentfor 50 churches across the country. Besides, Tk 56 lakh will be distributed in 130 churches in the country from the grant received from 

the Relief and Welfare Fund of the Prime Minister on the occasion of Christmas.

The meeting also approved the promotion of two officers of the trust and re-appointment of Nirmal Rosario, the current secretary of the trust, till January, 2023.

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It was also informed at the meeting that two houses would be constructed for the homeless families in the southern part of the country with the personal grant of the trustees of the Christian Religious Welfare Trust on the occasion of Mujib Barsha.

Two senior Vice Chairmen of the Christian Religious Welfare Trust, Jewel Areng and Advocate Gloria Jharna Sarkar, Vice Chairman Dr Namita Haldar, Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Kazi Enamul Hasan, Trustee Dr Benedict Alo D'Rozario, Vice President Raymond Areng, Additional Secretary of the Ministry Md Munim Hasan and Secretary of the Christian Religious Welfare Trust Nirmal Rosario were present during this time, along with others. 

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