Where the Money Goes: Hafezzi Charitable Opens Its Books on Gaza, Sudan and Bangladesh Relief
In a move that has drawn attention across Bangladesh’s humanitarian sector, Hafezzi Charitable Society of Bangladesh has placed its entire financial record before this correspondent — audit reports, field receipts, distribution logs, and every transaction tied to its ongoing operations in Gaza, Sudan, and Bangladesh. The audit reports spanning fiscal years 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 were completed by a DVC-certified Chartered Accountant firm under the leadership of Abdullah Tarek. A complete income and expenditure statement for Ramadan 2026 donations has also been handed over. Those familiar with the sector say nothing quite like this has been seen before in Bangladesh.
The society carries government registration number S13879 22 and operates under the scholarly guidance of senior Islamic figures. What makes its structure unusual is the simultaneous management of active relief operations across three geographically and contextually separate crisis zones. That it continues to function across all three while producing documented evidence of its work has raised eyebrows — in the best possible sense.
Officials of the organization are careful to draw a firm line between humanitarian work and political positioning. Their framing is theological as much as organizational: the Muslim Ummah, they say, is a single body, and the suffering of any one part demands a response from the whole. They describe their continued presence in Gaza and Sudan not as a choice but as an obligation.
The Gaza chapter of the organization’s work opened in October 2023 and has not closed since. What distinguishes the operation is not only its continuity but its method. Field volunteers appear on camera, on location, stating the date, the site, the number of families reached, and what was provided. The footage is published. It can be checked. For a region where access is among the most restricted on earth, this kind of documentation is rare.
The scale of need in these regions is not in dispute. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has recorded that nearly nine in ten of Gaza’s residents have been displaced. In Sudan, the figure of those requiring urgent assistance exceeds 30 million. The Hafezzi Society is not the only organization working in these areas, but few have made their books this open.
On the legal side, the organization says it has operated entirely within Bangladesh’s foreign exchange framework, which permits individuals to carry up to 12,000 US dollars per year when traveling. Senior lawyer Mohsin Nashir Rashid of the Supreme Court provided legal guidance throughout. Passports, visas, travel records, and financial documents are archived at the organization’s offices, a portion of which has been reviewed by this correspondent.
The numbers from Ramadan 2026 offer a concrete picture. Humanitarian assistance worth BDT 4,635,937 was delivered in Gaza. A further BDT 3 million was directed to programs inside Bangladesh. Displaced families in Gaza, Sudan, and along border areas including Rafah and Aswan received food packages and iftar support throughout the month.
Recognition has come from beyond Bangladesh’s borders. Dr. Hany Ibrahim, Secretary General of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights, and public figure Jamila Ismail have both formally acknowledged the organization’s contributions. Coverage has appeared on Al Jazeera, Palestine Television, BBC, and in major Egyptian publications, alongside consistent reporting by Bangladeshi national media in both English and Bangla.
A signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Egyptian Youth Council now provides an institutional foundation for the organization’s cross-border work.
Inside Bangladesh, the society runs programs spanning education for visually impaired children, free medical camps, medicine distribution, skill development training, disability support, and the ongoing development of a residential facility for abused women, elderly individuals without family support, and orphaned children.
The environment in which all of this is happening is not a favorable one. Global humanitarian funding is shrinking. The physical risks faced by field workers have increased. Against that backdrop, what the Hafezzi Charitable Society has built — and more importantly, documented — stands as something the sector may find difficult to ignore.
