Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust (BAFWT) () is a

Bangladesh government The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government under ...

and Bangladesh Air Force supported trust that works for the welfare of retired air force personnel and their families. Air Chief Marshal

Shaikh Abdul Hannan Shaikh Abdul Hannan (born 1 August 1963) is a four-star Air chief marshal and the current Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh), Chief of Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force. On 12 June 2021, Hannan took over command of the Bangladesh Air Force from ...

, Chief of the Air Staff of the

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, is the Present chairperson of Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust.

History

Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust was established in 2010 under

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, Chief of Air Staff and first chairperson of the trust. He served from 23 September 2010 to 12 June 2012. He was replaced by Muhammad Enamul Bari who served till 12 June 2015. Bari was replaced by Abu Esrar who served till 12 June 2018 and replaced by newly appointed chief of Bangladesh Air Force Masihuzzaman Serniabat.

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is being developed by Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust and headed by the chief of Bangladesh Air Force. On 14 June 2020, Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust arranged special flights of

Bangladesh Biman Biman Bangladesh Airlines ( bn, বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইন্স) commonly known as Biman ( bn, বিমান), pronounced (), is the national flag carrier of Bangladesh. With its main hub at Hazr ...

and

US-Bangla Airlines US-Bangla Airlines ( bn, ইউএস বাংলা এয়ারলাইন্স) is a privately owned Bangladeshi airline headquartered in Dhaka and based at Shahjalal International Airport under the umbrella companies of US-Bangla Group ...

to bring in Bangladeshis trapped in Dubai aimed the

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. Similar flights were arranged to bring in Bangladeshis trapped in the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Doha. In March 2021, Bangladesh government allocated 1.24 billion taka for the development work at BSCIC Chemical Industrial Park, Munshiganj owned by Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation. The government recommended that the work be given to Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust and

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, owned by

Bangladesh Navy The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of imp ...

, through Direct Purchase Procedure.

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References

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