Narail Express Foundation

Narail Express Foundation
Founded4 September 2017
FounderMashrafe Mortaza
TypeEducation and healthcare for underprivileged
LocationNarail
Coordinates23°10′25″N 89°30′32″E / 23.1736°N 89.5089°E / 23.1736; 89.5089
Region served
Bangladesh
ServicesEducation, employment, medical treatment, arts and culture, sports and human rights.
MethodDirect training, funding medical treatment, supplies for the differently-abled
Official language
Bengali
OwnerMashrafe Mortaza

The Narail Express Foundation (Bengali: নড়াইল এক্সপ্রেস ফাউন্ডেশন listenⓘ) is a non-profit charity based in Narail that provides education, healthcare, and other social services for the people who live in the Narail district of Bangladesh. It was co-founded by Bangladeshi Politician and Cricketer Mashrafe Mortaza, along with Tarikul Islam Anik (Founder General Secretary) in 2017.

Partners

From December 2017, the Narail Express Foundation logo is used on the bottles of Pran Drinking Water. Pran provides financial support to the Foundation in return.

On 19 April 2018, IPDC Finance, a private financial institution, signed an agreement with Narail Express Foundation for providing all the training facilities of the sport for the talented players from Narail.

In April 2018, an agreement was signed with the clinic and the diagnosis center "Prescription Point" to advance Narail's medical care. According to the agreement, all types of health services will be available at Banani and Badda branches of 'Prescription Point' with a discount of fifty percent.

In May 2018, an agreement was signed with Thyrocare Technologies Limited so that the people of Narail will be able to get more than 400 blood tests at the highest discount, including cancer detection.

On 14 May 2019 Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology signed an agreement with Narail Express Foundation, which will allow at least twenty students every year to study for 100% free scholarships at the university for the students of Narail for more than next ten years.

On 19 May 2019, Narail Express Foundation has taken initiative to tackle unemployment problem. The plan is to create employment opportunities by looking for young entrepreneurs and providing them with appropriate training and overall support. An agreement was recently signed between the Narail Express Foundation and Sahin's Helpline to implement it. Sahin's helpline will work primarily on how to develop youth skills through training.

Charity events

Narail Express Foundation organized the "Concert for the Helpless" to help people who are disadvantaged in Narail. Some of the country's first-class artists come to the event to sing. The proceeds from this concert will be spent on the welfare of the disadvantaged people.

Awards

The Narail Express Foundation continues to play a role in achieving the UN's sustainable development goals in social innovation and digital skills. It has been selected from 26 foundations across the country.

YearAwardCategoryResultRefs
2019Bangladesh Digital Social Innovation SummitBest Social FoundationWon

Social activities

References

  1. ↑ Narail Express Foundation location, Narail Express, retrieved 14 September 2018
  2. ↑ Narail Express Foundation, Narail Express, retrieved 14 September 2018
  3. ↑ "Mashrafe launches 'Narail Express' foundation". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Mashrafe to launch 'Narail Express' foundation, Prothom Alo, 3 September 2017, retrieved 4 September 2017
  5. ↑ Pran boost for 'Narail Express' foundation, The Daily Star, retrieved 25 December 2017
  6. ↑ Narail Express Foundation sign with IPDC Finance, United News of Bangladesh, archived from the original on 1 October 2018, retrieved 19 April 2018
  7. 1 2 3 4 নড়াইলের উন্নয়নে নড়াইল-এক্সপ্রেস [Narail-Express for the development of Narail] (in Bengali). RTV (Bangladeshi TV channel) online. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  8. ↑ উদ্যোক্তা তৈরি করবে নড়াইল এক্সপ্রেস ফাউন্ডেশন [Narail Express Foundation will create entrepreneurship=]. Narail Volunteers (in Bengali). 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Apu to perform at charity event for "Narail Express Foundation", Kaler Kantho, archived from the original on 10 March 2018, retrieved 23 February 2018
  10. 1 2 সফল উদ্যোক্তার স্বীকৃতি পেলেন মাশরাফি [Mashrafe was recognized as a successful entrepreneur]. Samakal (in Bengali). 14 January 2019.
  11. ↑ শ্রেষ্ঠ উদ্যোক্তার স্বীকৃতি পেলেন মাশরাফি [Mashrafe was recognized as a best entrepreneur]. Daily Bangladesh (in Bengali). 14 January 2019.
  12. ↑ নড়াইল জুড়ে সিসি ক্যামেরা লাগালো মাশরাফির ফাউন্ডেশন [Mashrafe Foundation mounted CC camera across Narail]. Dhaka Tribune (in Bengali). 12 January 2019.
  13. ↑ মেধাবী খেলোয়াড়দের বিনামূল্যে প্রশিক্ষণ দেবে 'নড়াইল এক্সপ্রেস ফাউন্ডেশন' [Narail Express Foundation to train talented players for free]. Samakal (in Bengali). 27 April 2018.
  14. ↑ ধান বীজ বিতরণ করল মাশরাফির নড়াইল এক্সপ্রেস ফাউন্ডেশন [Mashrafe's Narail Express Foundation distributes paddy seeds]. Somoy TV (in Bengali). 12 November 2018.
  15. ↑ 'Narail Express'gets ambulance gifted by Rangpur Riders, Daily Sun, retrieved 25 December 2017
  16. ↑ 350 patients get free eye treatment in Narail, Bangladesh Post, retrieved 23 June 2019
  17. ↑ নড়াইল এক্সপ্রেস ফাউন্ডেশন এর আয়োজনে অসহায় দুঃস্থদের মাঝে আর্থিক সহায়তা প্রদান [The Narail Express Foundation provides financial assistance to the distressed]. Narail Government Official (in Bengali). 10 April 2018.
  18. ↑ শীতার্তদের পাশে 'নড়াইল এক্সপ্রেস ফাউন্ডেশন [Narail Express Foundation next to cold affected people]. Daily Bangladesh (in Bengali). 25 January 2017.
  19. ↑ ৪৩ জন দুস্থ-অসহায়দের আর্থিক সহায়তা করলো নড়াইল এক্সপ্রেস ফাউন্ডেশন [Narail Express Foundation financed forty-three disadvantages.]. Kantho 71 (in Bengali). 10 April 2018.
  20. ↑ মাশরাফির নড়াইল এক্সপ্রেস ফাউন্ডেশনের উদ্যোগে চারশোত গরীবদের মাঝে ইফতার ও সেহেরী খাদ্যসামগ্রী বিতরণ [Distribution of Iftar and Sehri food items among the four hundred people poor under the initiative of Narail Express Foundation of Mashrafe]. Narail Kantho (in Bengali). 4 May 2019.