Executives and directors of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) handed over a pay order for Taka 2,51,000 as Zakat to the Government Zakat Fund (GZF) in Rangpur on Tuesday.
Deputy Commissioner and Chairman of District Zakat Committee Dr. Chitralekha Nazneen received the pay order in a simple ceremony held at her office from RCCI President Alhaj Mostafa Sohrab Chowdhury Titu.
Rangpur Divisional Director of Islami Foundation Mohammad Shahjahan, Directors of RCCI Mozammel Haque Dambel, Akbar Ali, Shajahan Babu, Zabed Hassan and its General Members Altaf Hossain Chowdhury attended the ceremony.
RCCI under its corporate social responsibilities contributed to the Government Zakat Fund for public welfare activities like self-employment of the needy, medical activities at the Children's Hospital, scholarships, assistance to the victims of natural calamities, tree plantation and rehabilitation of the disabled and sewing training of the needy women.
The RCCI leaders and members, who contributed to the fund, are RCCI President Alhaj Mostafa Sohrab Chowdhury Titu, its former President heroic freedom fighter Alhaj Mosaddek Hossain Bablu, incumbent Senior Vice-president Azizul Islam Mintu and Vice-president Monzur Ahmed Azad, Directors Mozammel Haque Dambel, Shajahan Babu, Abu Hena Rezaul Karim, Zabed Hassan, Sabihul Haque, Harunur Rashid, former RCCI Senior Vice-presidents Amirul Haque Khokan and heroic freedom fighter Mohammad Jahangir, RCCI General Members Mrs Morsheda Khatun, Azizul Islam Mukul, Sadek Hossain Munna, Badruddin Ahmed, Aminul Islam, Majibar Rahman, Alhaj Moyen Uddin, Mahfuzul Haque Dulu, Obaidul Haque, Iqbal Shahadat, Sahedul Islam, Shahadat Hossain VIP, AKM Sajjadul Islam Shovan, Shafikul Islam, Humayun Kabir Sawdagor, Biplob Elahi, Ekramul Haque, Rafikul Islam Farhad and Sarwar Jahan Manik.