An Oldham man has raised more than £1200 to help the millions affected by the devastating floods in Bangladesh.

Amin Babor Chowdhury, 40, organised the meal that was attended by guests from across Greater Manchester including the Mayor of Rochdale, Ali Ahmed and the Deputy Lieutenants Muzahid Khan and Darren Clark.

The meal was held at the Turnpike By Maya in Oldham.

Amin said: “The staff at the restaurant were very supportive of our cause, the tickets were £30 but they donated most of the money themselves and took a little bit of money from us. It was a very colourful and successful night.”

The floods in Bangladesh are one of the worst to happen in a century. The number of people affected is astronomical. According to the UN an estimated 7.2 million people have been affected by the flooding.

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Amin said: “We are the best creation of God therefore it is our moral duty to support each other during times of crises, whether in the UK, Bangladesh or Ukraine. We are all the same as we are humans so we need to help each other in times of need.” 

The funds raised are to be donated to three charities including Global Relief Trust (GRT), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Student Aid SUST) and Greater Manchester Helping Hands which has many British Bangladeshi members.

Amin has also received the Oldham Mayor’s appreciation award for services to charity from the former Mayor of Oldham, Jennifer Harrison

She said, “I am delighted to give the award to Amin Babor Chowdhury who’s done amazing charity work over a sustained period. He also champions achievement through education.”

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During Ramadan, Amin managed to raise nearly £4000 for charity which was shared amongst three charities.

He added: “It means a lot to receive the Mayor’s appreciation award as they have watched me for a very long time as I campaigned for community and charitable causes."

Before the pandemic Amin was a finalist at the Fusion man of the year award for his charitable work.