MASTUL Foundation marks a decade of humanitarian service

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Over the past decade, MASTUL Foundation has emerged as a prominent humanitarian organisation in Bangladesh, working to support vulnerable communities through education, healthcare and sustainable livelihood programmes.

Founder & Executive Director in 2012 by young volunteers led by Kazi Reaz Rahman, the organisation began as a small initiative to educate street children. Over time, it has grown into a nationwide platform delivering a wide range of social welfare and humanitarian services.

Kazi Reaz Rahman, who started the initiative during his university years by using his tuition earnings to teach underprivileged children, is currently pursuing a PhD in Malaysia on the role of charitable organisations in sustainable development. According to the foundation, his academic background has helped introduce transparent and structured management systems within the organisation.

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“MASTUL Foundation is not just an organisation; it represents a dream of hope for the neglected,” Kazi Reaz Rahman said, adding that the foundation aims to ensure that orphans and people in need receive support and opportunities to rebuild their lives.

The foundation is registered with the Ministry of Social Welfare, the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms, and the NGO Affairs Bureau. It also holds an SRO certification from the National Board of Revenue (NBR), allowing donors to receive tax benefits on contributions.

Over the years, MASTUL has implemented several initiatives addressing poverty and social vulnerability. Its education programmes include the MASTUL School, Madrasa and Orphanage, which provide academic learning along with ethical and religious values for orphaned and underprivileged children.

The organisation also runs a Zakat-based self-reliance programme designed to help disadvantaged families become financially independent. Through this initiative, beneficiaries receive support such as rickshaws, sewing machines or small business capital.

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Another major initiative is the Economic Development Programme based on the Islamic finance model of Qard-e-Hasana. Recently approved by the Microcredit Regulatory Authority under the Ministry of Finance, the programme provides interest-free microloans to support small entrepreneurs.

Among its humanitarian services, the MASTUL Mehmankhana community kitchen provides free daily meals to low-income workers and homeless individuals under the slogan “No one shall go hungry.”

The foundation also offers emergency support services, including ambulance and oxygen assistance. With permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs, it operates burial services for unidentified bodies and maintains a facility at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Currently, the organisation is constructing the MASTUL Islamic Shelter Home Complex, a planned 10-storey facility intended to provide long-term residential care. The complex will include a mosque, madrasa, school and an old-age home.

According to the foundation, individuals can support the initiative by contributing to the project and becoming lifetime members, with the aim of ensuring a safe and dignified shelter for people in need in the future.