| Abbreviation | BAFWT |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
CEO | Air Cdre Md Abdullah Al-Mamun, BSP,ndc,afwc,psc |
Main organ | Board of Trustee |
Parent organization | Bangladesh Air Force |
| Website | www.baf.mil.bd/bafwt/ |
Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust (Bengali language: বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী কল্যাণ ট্রাস্ট ) is a Bangladesh government and Bangladesh Air Force supported trust that works for the welfare of retired air force personnel and their families.[1] Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, Chief of the Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force, is the Present chairperson of Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust.[2]
History[]
Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust was established in 2010 under Shah Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, Chief of Air Staff and first chairperson of the trust. He served from 23 September 2010 to 12 June 2012. He was replaced by Muhammad Enamul Bari who served till 12 June 2015. Bari was replaced by Abu Esrar who served till 12 June 2018 and replaced by newly appointed chief of Bangladesh Air Force Masihuzzaman Serniabat.[2]
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University is being developed by Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust and headed by the chief of Bangladesh Air Force.[3]
On 14 June 2020, Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust arranged special flights of Bangladesh Biman and US-Bangla Airlines to bring in Bangladeshis trapped in Dubai aimed the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][6] Similar flights were arranged to bring in Bangladeshis trapped in the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Doha.[7][8][9]
In March 2021, Bangladesh government allocated 1.24 billion taka for the development work at BSCIC Chemical Industrial Park, Munshiganj owned by Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation. The government recommended that the work be given to Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust and Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited, owned by Bangladesh Navy, through Direct Purchase Procedure.[10]
References[]
- ↑ "BAF Welfare Trust". https://www.baf.mil.bd/bafwt/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "BAF Welfare Trust". https://www.baf.mil.bd/bafwt/management.php.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in bn). Bangla Tribune. https://www.banglatribune.com/657943/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1. - ↑ "Bangladeshis stranded in Dubai to return June 14" (in en). Daily Sun. https://www.daily-sun.com/post/486609/Bangladeshis-stranded-in-Dubai-to-return-June-14.
- ↑ "Dhaka arranges chartered flight to bring Bangladeshis from UK". The Independent. Dhaka. https://www.theindependentbd.com/post/245679.
- ↑ "Covid-19: US-Bangla Airlines brings back 160 Bangladeshis from UAE" (in en). UNB. https://unb.com.bd/category/bangladesh/covid-19-us-bangla-airlines-brings-back-160-bangladeshis-from-uae/53088.
- ↑ "Bangladesh charters plane to fly back its citizens from UK". bdnews24.com. https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/05/03/bangladesh-charters-plane-to-fly-back-its-citizens-from-uk.
- ↑ Reza, Shameem. "US-Bangla special flight brings bank 159 Bangladeshis from Doha" (in en). Prothom Alo. https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/us-bangla-special-flight-brings-bank-159-bangladeshis-from-doha.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in bn). Kaler Kantho. https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/national/2020/05/18/913107. - ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in bn). Risingbd.com. https://www.risingbd.com/risingbd-special/news/396871.
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