Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust
AbbreviationBAFWT
Formation2010
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
CEO
Air Cdre Abul Fazal Muhammad Atiquzzaman, GUP, ndc, psc
Main organ
Board of Trustee
Parent organization
Bangladesh Air Force
Websitebafwt.baf.mil.bd//

Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust (BAFWT) (Bengali: 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

  1. ↑ "BAF Welfare Trust". Bangladesh Air Force. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "BAF Welfare Trust". Bangladesh Air Force. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ↑ বঙ্গবন্ধু এভিয়েশন অ্যান্ড অ্যারোস্পেস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অস্থায়ী ক্যাম্পাসের ভিত্তিপ্রস্তর স্থাপন. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bangladeshis stranded in Dubai to return June 14". Daily Sun. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dhaka arranges chartered flight to bring Bangladeshis from UK". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Covid-19: US-Bangla Airlines brings back 160 Bangladeshis from UAE". UNB. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh charters plane to fly back its citizens from UK". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  8. ↑ Reza, Shameem. "US-Bangla special flight brings bank 159 Bangladeshis from Doha". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  9. ↑ মালয়েশিয়ায় আটকে পড়াদের জন্য বিশেষ ফ্লাইট. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  10. ↑ কেমিক‌্যাল ইন্ডাস্ট্রিয়াল পার্কের ভূমি উন্নয়নে ব্যয় হবে ১২৪ কোটি টাকা. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 April 2021.


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