About Us

Introduction Our Mission Our Vision Our Projects

Introduction

Bangladesh Australia Disaster Relief Committee (BADRC) is an Australian registered charity organisation. It is established in Sydney by Bangladeshi community in 1998 to help the flood victims in Bangladesh.

The community Leaders who were in the forefront to establish BADRC were Mr. Halim Choudhury, Mr. Afsar Ahmed, Mr. Abdul Kadir Gama, Mr. Fakhruddin Chowdhury, Mr. Rahmatullah and many more. They are visionary thoughts inspired many other patriotic Bangladeshi to volunteer to raise fund as well as set up an organisation to help the disaster victims in Bangladesh and Australia.

Since the inception BADRC has been continuing aid works in flood, bush fire and other disasters in Bangladesh and Australia in partnership with Bangladesh Government, Australian Red Cross, Vinnies, Caritas Australia, Oxfam, Ashmatia Foundation, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Pariborton Chai, Mehman khana and Songjog.

The first project was to help the 1998 flood affected people in Bangladesh. Almost every year, Bangladesh suffers flood disaster and this year flood was one in a century. The Bangladeshi community was small in that time but the generosity for their motherland was not as spellbound. The newly formed committee managed to raise over $32000 dollar just by appealing over the phone and through media contact. Even non-Bangladeshi community came forward and dig deep when they knew about the Appeal from BADRC. The fund was distributed by red crescent of Bangladesh liaising with red cross Australia.

From that moment and from that project BADRC is continuing raising fund for the disaster affected community and also raising awareness by attending symposium, cooperating with similar charitable organisation.

Bangladesh is flood prone country and disaster shelter was not enough to accommodate the family who loses houses during monsoon period. Specially the southern part of the country. BADRC thought long and hard and started raising fund for a shelter in country's remote village named Kakrabunia in Ramphal Upozila, District Bagerhat. This area was severely affected by the cyclone SIDR. This is a joint project of the locals and BADRC. BADRC provided the financial fund for this school cum cyclone over 5 years. The project completed in 2012. The building was named Australia Bhavan. It cost around $50000 dollar.

This school cum School-cum-Cyclone Shelter “Australia Bhaban” is now a multipurpose building administered by the local NGO amader gram. Initially BADRC contributed to run a pre-school in collaboration with this local NGO. Now it has expanded the project to run also as a computer training centre. BADRC is continuing supporting Amader gram time to time.

Along the line of helping the disaster relief work, BADRC also took part to help Rana Plaza disaster affected family.

BADRC raised and distributed over $30,000 to the 2017 flood victims in Bangladesh. This amount was raised by BADRC with the help of over 25 professionals. socio-cultural, political, religious organisations and Bangla-Sydney.com based in Sydney.

Rohingya refugees started pouring in Bangladesh coxes Bazar in 2018 and BADRC took the initiative came forward again to help the refugees well being. Along with another social organisation namely. Ma care group, good morning, Bangladesh, Doctors Association, Dhaka University Alumni Association and Eastern Sydney Islamic Welfare Services raised over $20000 dollar by approaching Bangladeshis in various gathering and also contacting them over the phone. BADRC teams’ hard effort was a successful. It proved we the Bangladeshis has a deep mentality to help the distressed community.

This fund was used for Sanitation, water and wash project administered by Dhaka Ahsania Mission, a reputable NGO in Bangladesh.

In recent year BADRC raised fund over $10000 for the flood victims in NSW. BADRC also raised fund for Victorian and NSW bushfire victims over $9000 dollar. The entire fund was distributed by Vinnies.

In 2024, donations for the Bangladesh flood relief reached new heights. Through dedicated efforts to engage the Bangladeshi community in Australia, especially in NSW, BADRC successfully raised over $45,000 by appealing through word of mouth, emails, social media, and organizing community picnics.

In recent years BADRC spread the wings to help community members needs financial assistance if it is deemed to be an utmost priority.

To date over $250,000 dollars have been raised and distributed in Bangladesh as well as in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. All these humanitarian activities were possible by the generous donations from individuals and organisations here in Australia. A big thank you to all of our supporters and volunteers.

We hope BADRC will continue receiving this kind of support in our future projects.

Our Mission

(A message from the General Secretary)

Bangladesh Australia Disaster Relief Committee (BADRC) consists of 15 management committee members.

BADRC has been formed based on the rule of model constitution under the Association Incorporating act 2009 of NSW.

The objectives of BADRC are primarily to help the victims of Natural disaster in Bangladesh or Australia. BADRC recently helping community members helping to alleviate their poverty or helping financially in education or health.

This mission of BADRC is completely selfless volunteering basis. Even the administrive cost is zero. This humanitarian work is only possible because of the team effort of experienced, enthusiastic Management team, volunteers and community members generosity.

Last 25 years of various projects taken by BADRC team signifies and validates their work ethics, sincerity and hard work with integrity.

The mission will continue to expand and extend their hands as long as the community well-wishers are behind us.

Our Vision

(A message from the President)

With the humble beginning of BADRC in 1998, the organisation has completed over a dozen of successful humanitarian projects both in Bangladesh and Australia. Though it is formed primarily to help flood affected victims but it has adopted the policy to help bushfire or any other natural disaster victims.

The world is facing another problem which no one can ignore anymore. The world is in need of many volunteers who love to save the planet. Its climate is changing to the extremity which is not sustainable to withstand. Many organisations are working how to save the planet and how to motivate its habitants especially human polluters to reduce the greenhouse effect.

Our vision is not only growing the fund-raising effort to help more victims of Disaster but also grow the relationship with the existing climate action committee and work in joint venture in different programmes. It can be taking partnership activities in educational programme, awareness programme to use environmentally friendly products to reduce the greenhouse effect.

This will help reducing severe floods or bushfire. It is a challenge for us but we are a team dedicated to raise fund for the disaster victims. Now our vision should be to raise the awareness how to save the planet as well and working side by side with the major climate action groups who are working hard to reduce the carbon emissions.

You are welcome join with our mission and vision for saving the planet. Together we can learn and walk forward hand in hand. BADRC love to hear from you.

Our Projects

Current Projects

Bangladesh Disaster Relief Committee was formed in September 1998 and delivered the first flood relief projects in 1999. From that period BADRC is continuing raising fund for the disadvantaged people either affected by nature or affected by the poverty. BADRC wish to thank you the community and the dedicated hearts who are continually supporting, working hard to achieve the goal.

BADRC decided to arrange an event to invite them, honour them, celebrate the 25 years of service. This will be also a reserve fund raising event with a view to have a fund ready to help when an emergency situation arises. This event will also focus on promoting awareness about future plan. It will be a campaign to spread BADRC activities to the new settlers who may not know well about BADRC.

Previous Projects

BADRC previous projects at a glance

Over the 25 years of BADRC life span a significant effort has been displayed by BADRC ‘s strong committed team of Volunteers.

Bangladesh Australia Disaster Relief Committee (BADRC)) (CFN16441) ACTIVITY REPORT

• 1998: Bangladesh Australia Disaster Relief Committee was formed on 20/8/1998. During the period since its inception to the recent time BADRC raised and funded different relief and community development activities in Bangladesh and in Australia.

• 1999: In early 1999 BADRC paid to the Australian Red Cross about $32K. This money was spent for flood affected people in Bangladesh via Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.

• 2002: In 2002 BADRC raised and funded relief activities in Bangladesh. In 2002 BADRC also raised and distributed more than $7K for the flood victims in the Australian country side.

• 2004: In 2004 BADRC raised $25K. This money was given to Caritas Australia and the donations were spent in Bangladesh. Of this donation $11K was given to the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Relief fund. The collection included an amount of $5K received from the Govt. of New South Wales.

• 2007 - 2012: School-cum-Cyclone Shelter- In 2007 BADRC raised about $10K for charity work in Bangladesh. After the devastation caused by Cyclone SIDR in the coastal areas of Bangladesh in 2007 the community members decided to fund establishment of a Cyclone Shelter in the cyclone SIDR affected area. After formal assessments and deliberations BADRC decided to fund construction of a School-cum-Cyclone Shelter in Kakrabunia, a remote village in Rampal Upazila, Bagerhat. Tender for the construction was invited and an agreement was signed in January 2011 with the construction company Nazmul and Sons of Khulna for a contract amount of about TK. 33.35 lacs. The completed Shelter was inaugurated in March 2012. Currently the shelter is being used as a primary school for the children of the local area which has no other schools. Completed School-cum-Cyclone Shelter named as AUSTRALI A BHABAN funded by BADRC

• 2013: In 2013 BADRC dedicated $3K to establish a scholarship program for school poor but intelligent going children in the Jamuna river eroded area of Char Khabulia, Upazila Sonatola of the District Bogra.

• In 2017 a fund-raising Dinner organised by BADRC and raised over 16000 dollars to support the flood victims in Bangladesh.

• In 2018 BADRC again appealed to the Australian Bangladeshi community and raised over $20000 dollar. The fund was used for sanitation projects at Coxes Bazar Rohingya Refugee camp. Dhaka Ahsania Mission carried out the projects on behalf of BADRC.

• During COVID BADRC took a Project to assist Covid affected people in Sydney and hailed by the local Political leaders.

• During recent Flood in NSW and Queensland BADRC raised over $10000 dollar. The fund was distributed by Vinnies, a reputable NGO in Australia. BADRC also also took part to help Victorian Bush fire.

• The last projects was taken to raise fund for Sylhet, Shunamganj flood victims. Mehman khana was working on behalf of BADRC. This NGO helped to distribute cooked food to the water surround families by boat.