Zakat funds help reduce poverty: analysts
Zakat funds can be mobilised to remove poverty on global scale, said Hossain Zillur Rahman, former caretaker government adviser and chairman of Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), an NGO.
He spoke yesterday while moderating a roundtable on the “Role of private sector in achieving SDGs: a case study of CZM programmes”.
The programme jointly organised by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and the Centre for Zakat Management (CZM) took place at the DCCI auditorium in the capital.
AB Mirza Md Azizul Islam, former caretaker government adviser and a visiting professor in Brac University, attended the event as the chief guest.
Kamrul Islam, acting president of DCCI; Arastoo Khan, chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh; Niaz Rahim, chairman of CZM, and Mohammad Ayub Miah, CEO of CZM, were also present.
The roundtable was attended by scholars, distinguished people from the civil society, including diplomat, academics, directors of DCCI and other renowned dignitaries.
Speakers lauded the joint collaboration between DCCI and CZM and at the same time emphasised increasing the role of faith-based organisations in making contribution towards achieving sustainable development goals.
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