Caritas Bangladesh

Caritas Bangladesh (কারিতাস বাংলাদেশ) is a Catholic charitable organization in Bangladesh. It is a member of Caritas Internationalis and governed by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh.

History
Caritas Bangladesh was founded in 1967 as the eastern branch of Caritas Pakistan. After the 1970 Bhola cyclone, it was re-organised and renamed as Christian Organisation for Relief and Rehabilitation (CORR). It became a national organisation on January 13, 1971.



After the independence of Bangladesh, it was re-registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in 1972. It was renamed Caritas Bangladesh in 1976. On, April 22, 1981, Caritas was registered under the NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh.

Regional offices
The headquarter of Caritas Bangladesh is located at Shantibagh in Dhaka. Moreover, It has eight diocesan offices in Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi and Sylhet.

Trusts and projects

 * Caritas Development Institute
 * CORR–The Jute Works
 * Mirpur Agriculture Workshop and Training Schools
 * Bangladesh Rehabilitation and Assistance Center for Addicts (BARACA)

Emergency responses
Caritas Bangladesh has responded to the Cyclone Amphan, Cyclone Bulbul, 2017 floods in Bangladesh, Cyclone Sidr, etc. It also continues to respond to ongoing national crises including the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Rohingya refugee crisis.