GUIDELINES FOR DONATION TO "CHIEF ADVISOR'S RELIEF AND WELFARE FUND"

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In response to numerous telephone and email queries from our nationals and well wishers expressing their keenness to help the flood affected people of Bangladesh, we would like to advise to use any of  the following alternative procedures.

A. Interested individuals or organizations may send their cheques / money orders / bank drafts payable to Embassy of Bangladesh by post or may directly hand it over to the Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC  (Please mention 'Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund' in the space for 'Memo'). The Embassy  will send you an acknowledgement of the donation. The amount deposited in the above mentioned account will be transferred to the relief and welfare fund of the Hon'ble Chief Adviser of Bangladesh.  For contact : 202 244 3658 or email: mnain@bangladoot.org ; mzulqarnain@gmail.com .

B.     Donations may be remitted to the Chief Advisor's Relief fund through the Sonali Exchange Co. Inc New York, a subsidiary of Sonali Bank , the largest government bank of Bangladesh.

SONALI EXCHANGE WILL REMIT THE MONEY FOR THIS PURPOSE FREE OF ANY CHARGE TO THE CHIEF ADVISOR'S RELIEF AND WELFARE FUND.

All you need to do is to make your check/bank draft/ money order payable to "Sonali Exchange Co.Inc" while mentioning "Chief Advisor's Relief and Welfare Fund" in the memo portion of your check. You need not to pay any processing fee for such donations.

SONALI EXHANGE WILL SEND THE MONEY WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE OF TIME AND SEND YOU AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT.

C. In case your decision to transmit money directly  to  Chief Advisor's Relief and Welfare Fund , the following SWIFT CODE of Sonali Bank, Head Office, may be used in order to effect remittances within the shortest possible of time,

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FOR THIS PURPOSE OF TRANSFER THROUGH SWIFT CODE, YOU MAY LIKE TO CONTACT YOUR BANK.

D. Another alternative is to send your PERSONAL CHECKS/ BANK DRAFTS DIRECTLY TO THE RELIEF FUND. HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS WILL BE NEEDED TO CLEAR your proceeds.

Name of the account:

Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund

Current Account No. 33004093

Bank: Sonali Bank

Branch: Prime Minister's Office Branch, Tejgaon, Dhaka

While cash donation is convenient for reason of handling and speed, organizations willing to donate other relief materials like food grains, water purification tablets and portable water purifying machines may like to contact us.

For any further query or comment, please contact:

Tel: 202-244-3830, 202 244 3658, Fax : 202 244 2771.