Islamic Relief Bangladesh

What Islamic Relief Bangladesh does

Islamic Relief Bangladesh is the Bangladesh country office of Islamic Relief Worldwide, a faith-inspired humanitarian and development non-governmental organization that has operated in the country since 1991. Registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh (Registration No. 553, dated 10 November 1991), the organization is headquartered in Baridhara Diplomatic Zone, Dhaka, and employs approximately 124 staff across its program portfolio.

Its programmatic work spans six pillars: Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Resilience, Economic Empowerment and Governance, Humanitarian Crisis Response (FDMNs), Humanitarian and Resilience, Orphans/Child Rights and Protection, and Seasonal Programmes. Named programs include PROYAS (vocational training for the Urdu-speaking community), SUPPORT (climate-resilient livelihoods), ALO Plus (alternative livelihoods for orphans and widows), EEP (Elimination of Extreme Poverty), ICRA (Inclusive Climate Resilience through Locally-led Adaptation), and IHSAN (shelter, WASH and LPG for Rohingya communities). Delivery is built on community-based self-help groups, Islamic microfinance, vocational/TVET training, cash grants, and emergency response teams.

The organization does not charge beneficiaries; it is entirely funded by institutional donors including UN agencies (WFP, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, OCHA, UN Women), the European Union, and bilateral donors such as DFID, Sida, Global Affairs Canada, Swiss SDC, and Forum Civ. Distribution occurs through direct field operations, partnerships with international and local NGOs (e.g., Uttaran, Indigenous Peoples Development Services), UN-coordinated mechanisms, and digital channels including a WFP-coordinated e-voucher fresh food system in Bhashan Char. Beneficiary populations include Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char, ultra-poor rural households, women and children, ethnic minorities, and climate-vulnerable communities across Khulna, Satkhira, Jashore, and Sylhet.

Name

Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Legal name

Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Website

https://islamicrelief.org.bd

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Islamic Relief Bangladesh is the Dhaka-based country office of Islamic Relief Worldwide, delivering faith-inspired humanitarian and development programs in Bangladesh since 1991 across Rohingya refugee response, climate adaptation, economic empowerment, and child and women rights for vulnerable communities.

Ownership category

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Product category

Humanitarian and Development Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disaster Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience Programs (BPAGAAAK), Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ), Food Assistance & Nutrition Relief (Emergency Feeding) (BPAGAAAD), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Humanitarian assistance
• Disaster response
• Refugee support
• Poverty alleviation
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Dhaka

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Islamic Relief Bangladesh is a faith-inspired humanitarian and development nonprofit that delivers free humanitarian assistance and development programs to vulnerable populations in Bangladesh. Its core offerings span six thematic areas: Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Resilience, Economic Empowerment and Governance, Humanitarian Crisis Response for Rohingya refugees (FDMNs), Humanitarian and Resilience programming, Orphans/Child Rights and Protection, and Seasonal Programmes (including Qurbani meat distribution). Services are delivered via self-help groups, cash grants, vocational training, Islamic microfinance, shelter/WASH kits, food assistance (including an e-voucher system), and emergency response.

Product overview

Islamic Relief Bangladesh is a humanitarian NGO operating a portfolio of development and relief programs rather than a technology product suite. Its programmatic offerings span Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Resilience, Economic Empowerment and Governance, Humanitarian Crisis Response (FDMN/Rohingya), Humanitarian and Resilience, Orphans/Child Rights and Protection, and Seasonal Programmes. Key named programs include: PROYAS (vocational training for Urdu-speaking community), SUPPORT (climate-resilient livelihoods), ALO Plus (alternative orphans and widows livelihood), EEP (Elimination of Extreme Poverty), ICRA (Inclusive Climate Resilience through Locally-led Adaptation), and IHSAN (shelter, WASH and LPG for FDMNs). Programs deliver via self-help groups, cash grants, vocational/TVET training, Islamic microfinance, and emergency response. No formal product-module architecture or SaaS platform is described.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Resilience Program Program for climate-vulnerable communities in Bangladesh (Khulna, Satkhira, Jashore, Sylhet regions) addressing climate change impacts, salinity intrusion, flooding, cyclones, and loss of livelihoods. Delivered through Locally-Led Adaptation Plans of Action (LAPA), community engagement, and the ICRA (Inclusive Climate Resilience through Locally-led Adaptation) project.
• Economic Empowerment and Governance Program Poverty alleviation and economic empowerment program for ultra-poor and marginalized households in Bangladesh. Includes the Elimination of Extreme Poverty (EEP) model, self-help groups (SHGs), skills training, Islamic microfinance, vocational/TVET training, and livelihood diversification. Reaches nearly 3,500 people facing extreme poverty.
• Humanitarian Crisis Response for FDMNs (Rohingya) Humanitarian crisis response program for forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals (Rohingya) in Cox's Bazar and Bhashanchar refugee camps. Provides shelter, WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene), food assistance, healthcare, education, and protection. Cox's Bazar camps shelter more than 870,000 Rohingya refugees. Delivered in coordination with WFP, UNHCR, and other UN agencies.
• Humanitarian and Resilience Program Broader humanitarian assistance and resilience-building program responding to natural disasters (flash floods, cyclones) and shocks in Bangladesh. Includes emergency tent, latrine, hygiene kit and essential items distribution (e.g., 6,000 people reached after Balukali refugee camp fire affecting 90,000 people) and rapid-onset emergency response as a first responder (e.g., Cyclone Remal response).
• Orphans, Child Rights and Protection Program Program for orphans and vulnerable children covering child protection, education, the ALO Plus (Alternative Livelihood for Orphans and Widows) program, and the Life Saving Emergency Support for Rohingya Children project in Bhashanchar (enrolling 587 children). Also reaches 4,000 adolescents with educational materials under the Empowering Marginalised Communities project.
• Seasonal Programmes (Qurbani Meat Distribution) Seasonal humanitarian program distributing Qurbani meat during Eid Al Adha to underprivileged families in Bangladesh. Operational since 1991.
• IHSAN Project (Shelter, WASH & LPG for FDMNs) Named project providing shelter, water/sanitation/hygiene (WASH) infrastructure, and LPG cooking fuel to Rohingya refugees (FDMNs) in camps and surrounding host communities, with a focus on women and girls.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 3,500 people helped escape extreme poverty through EEP project
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Indigenous Peoples Development ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2022Organized roundtable on Leave No One Behind: Inclusion of Ethnic Minorities in achieving SDG 2030
• AGE InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for humanitarian and development cooperation
• African UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for humanitarian advocacy and development initiatives
• CAFOD Just One WorldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic agency partnership for development cooperation
• DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-based humanitarian coalition for emergency response coordination
• Finn Church AidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinnish church-based humanitarian organization partnership
• UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndorsed Islamic Gender Justice Declaration and collaborates on gender equality initiatives
• Humanitarian COALITIONcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian humanitarian coalition for coordinated emergency response
• UNDPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN development program partnership for poverty alleviation and governance
• UNFPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN population fund partnership for reproductive health and gender-based violence programs
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN children's fund partnership for child protection and education programs
• LWF (Lutheran World Federation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch-based humanitarian organization partnership
• WFPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Food Programme partnership for food security and nutrition programs including e-voucher system in Bhashanchar
• OCHAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for emergency coordination
• START NETWORKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of humanitarian NGOs for innovative disaster response including Start Fund Bangladesh
• Organisation of Islamic CooperationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOIC partnership for Islamic humanitarian coordination
• UttarancoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal partner organization for emergency assessment and response in FDMN camp fire incident

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BRAC: BRAC is one of the world's largest development NGOs, headquartered in Bangladesh and operating across economic empowerment, education, health, and disaster response. It is a direct domestic peer given its deep operational presence across the same ultra-poor and climate-vulnerable communities IRB serves.
• Islamic Relief Worldwide: IRW is the global parent federation of Islamic Relief Bangladesh, operating humanitarian and development programs across 40+ countries. As the parent organization, it is the dominant institutional counterparty and brand owner, providing strategic direction and funding flows to IRB.

Direct peers

• Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps delivers humanitarian and development programs in Bangladesh including Rohingya refugee response and climate adaptation. Direct overlap with IRB's humanitarian crisis response and economic empowerment programming.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): IRC is a major international humanitarian NGO operating in Cox's Bazar delivering health, protection, education, and economic recovery to Rohingya refugees. IRB and IRC directly co-deliver in the same FDMN camps and share the same UN donor pool.
• CARE Bangladesh: CARE Bangladesh is a major international humanitarian NGO delivering women's empowerment, food security, and Rohingya response programs. Directly competes with IRB for institutional donor funding and operates in the same ultra-poor and refugee segments.
• World Vision Bangladesh: World Vision Bangladesh delivers child-focused humanitarian and development programming with significant presence in Rohingya response and climate-vulnerable areas. Comparable scale, donor base, and program portfolio make it a direct peer.
• Save the Children International: Save the Children operates alongside IRB in Cox's Bazar and across Bangladesh, focusing on child protection, education, and FDMN response. Similar institutional donor base and program portfolio make it a direct operational peer.
• Oxfam in Bangladesh: Oxfam in Bangladesh is a major humanitarian NGO operating in Rohingya response, gender justice, and economic empowerment. Co-endorsed the Islamic Gender Justice Declaration with Islamic Relief, indicating close programmatic and advocacy alignment.
• ActionAid Bangladesh: ActionAid Bangladesh is a direct domestic peer operating in women's rights, climate adaptation, and humanitarian response across Bangladesh. Operates with the same community-based programming model and similar donor base.
• Concern Worldwide: Concern Worldwide is an Irish humanitarian NGO operating in Bangladesh with focus on extreme poverty, climate adaptation, and emergency response. Both organizations are part of the START Network and share similar extreme poverty elimination (EEP) and climate programming models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/islamicreliefbangladesh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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