28 Jul
Think tank

Think Tank Scores Amazingly in National Competition!

Dnet, a social enterprise in Bangladesh, partnered with the Government’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division to implement a project titled “Awareness for Students against Extremism (eASE).” This initiative is funded by USAID. Consequently, the first ever e-awareness olympiad for students known as “Cyber Champ” was launched in November 2019 to raise awareness on cyberspace safety and cybercrime. Members of OBAT’s Rangpur...

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28 Jul
News and Updates

Scholarship Student Graduates in China!

Saiban Islam has been studying through OBAT’s Scholarship program in China. We are excited to share with you that he just graduated with an advanced Diploma in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocation College in China! Saiban was fortunate to receive a scholarship from the Chinese Government in a joint program with the Government of Bangladesh. OBAT...

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28 Jul
Think tank

Think Tank Supplies Free Oxygen to COVID Patients

OBAT’s dedicated Think Tank volunteers in Chittagong undertook an initiative to provide free oxygen, oximeters and nebulizers to the COVID patients in the areas served by OBAT. This initiative was possible due to a partnership with the Moon Foundation in Chittagong. The Think Tank volunteers have been trained and are ready to provide this service at the homes of camp residents...

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15 Jul
Rohingya relief

WHO Selects OBAT’s Rohingya Clinic for Hosting Immunization Program

OBAT’s health clinic in the Rohingya camps was selected by the WHO (World Health Organization) as one of the sites for hosting its immunization program. OBAT has now been offering an expanded Immunization program in collaboration with WHO since July 11th. At present, 8-10 children and pregnant women are being vaccinateddaily. This number will be increasing gradually over time.

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15 Jul
Health

Approx. 4,000 Families Receive Nutritional Support During the Pandemic

COVID-19 has taken a severe toll in the already impoverished camps in Bangladesh. Most of the camp residents are day laborers such as construction workers or rickshaw pullers. With the loss in income, the ability to feed their families is acutely compromised. Euglena Genki has been partnering with OBAT in improving the nutrition of the children in the OBAT schools in Dhaka...

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24 Jun
News and Updates

OBAT Computer Center Students Get Selected for Competitive Program

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division in Bangladesh operates an amazing program called the "Learning and Earning Development Project." This program provides technology training to improve one’s earning potential and job prospects. It is a notoriously difficult program to get into, as over 100,000 students apply and less than .05% (just 50 students) get accepted each term. OBAT students are...

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24 Jun
Education

Amazing Camp Kids Receive Top Marks

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” -Malcolm X. There is no greater tool to change the future than education. OBAT believes in the power of learning. An education not only offers tools, but it inspires hope, build confidence, and helps a child see beyond the limitations of today into the...

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15 Apr
News and Updates

Qaiser Shareef

Travel to Bangladesh with OBAT Helpers Trip Report - March 3-10, 2020 CEO of OBAT Helpers, Anwar Khan invited me to visit Bangladesh to see firsthand work being done by his organization in ‘Forgotten Community’ (Urdu-Speakers) camps across the country. These are people who requested to be evacuated to Pakistan in 1971 when Bangladesh achieved independence and separation from West Pakistan but were...

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