Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society is a humanitarian organization and auxiliary to the Government of Bangladesh. The organization was established in 1973 as the Bangladesh Red Cross Society through the Presidents Order 26. [1] It changed its name to Bangladesh Red Crescent Society in 1988 while the country adopted Islam as the constitutional religion.[2] It has its headquarters in Dhaka and also have 68 branches. The society has played an instrumental role in relief and rehabilitation during floods, cyclones and other natural disasters which are frequent in various parts of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
বাংলাদেশ রেড ক্রিসেন্ট সোসাইটি
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Formation16 December 1971
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali, English
Chairman
Major General A. T. M. Abdul Wahab (Retd)
Vice-Chairman
Md. Nur-Ur-Rahman
Websitebdrcs.org
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References
  1. "The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Order, 1973 (President's Order) | 7".
  2. "History of BDRCS". BDRCS. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2019.


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