Neighbours helping neighbours, with open books.
Our name comes from the Bangla word লাগবে, “needed”. We started as a handful of volunteers answering a flood. Today we are a non-profit, non-political organisation, with our registration with RJSC as a society in progress. We give families what they truly need to stand on their own, and show donors exactly where every taka goes.
Dignity, not dependency
Charity that ends when the money runs out is not enough. We look for the one thing that lets a family earn, learn or heal on its own, and we deliver it in person.
Our mission
To help families across Bangladesh become self-reliant through productive assets, education, healthcare and a greener environment, delivered by local volunteers.
Our vision
A Bangladesh where no family is one illness, one lost job or one missed school fee away from losing everything.
Our promise
Zakat stays Zakat, program gifts stay with their program, and every donation and expense is recorded in a double-entry ledger that we publish.
Four values we will not trade
Amanah (trust)
A donation is a trust placed in our hands. We treat it that way, down to the last taka.
Dignity
We never photograph or name a family without their consent, and we ask what they need instead of assuming.
Local first
Field teams live in the communities they serve and verify every case face to face.
Lasting change
We prefer a rickshaw to a food parcel and a scholarship to a one-off gift, so help keeps working after we leave.
From one flood response to five programs
A short history of how a volunteer group became a foundation.
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June 2024
A volunteer network is born
Lagbe Foundation began as a simple tool to organise volunteers during the flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh.
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January 2025
Lagbe Foundation takes shape, Shabolombi launches
We began distributing productive assets: sewing machines, rickshaws and starter stock for small shops.
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March 2026
Work on Tuhur begins
We started building Tuhur, a free and ad-free Islamic companion app with prayer times, verified mosques and Qur’an resources.
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Today
Five programs, one transparent ledger
Education aid, Shabolombi, Shasthyo Seba, Green Bangladesh and Tuhur now run side by side, with all finances posted to a public double-entry ledger.
Our leadership team
Humanitarians and engineers guiding our work and safeguarding donor trust.
Rokiul Islam
Managing Director
Leads strategy, program delivery and the policies that govern how funds are allocated.
Tariqul Islam
Operations Coordinator
Coordinates logistics and dispatches field volunteers for distributions and drives.
Dr. Ayesha Siddiqua
Medical Lead
Plans health camps and brings volunteer doctors to remote char villages.
Fahim Shahriar
Content Coordinator
Tells our stories, edits field reports and looks after donor correspondence.
Rooted in Rajshahi, reaching across Bangladesh
Our office is in Rajshahi. Field teams work wherever families need us, with a strong presence in these districts:
- Rajshahi Head office and education aid
- Kurigram Green Bangladesh and Shabolombi
- Sylhet Shabolombi asset support
- Khulna Shasthyo Seba health camps
Visit or reach us
- Address
- Alupotti, Ghoramara, Boalia, Rajshahi-6100, Bangladesh
- Phone
- +880 9638-858566
- wa.me/lagbe.co
- [email protected]
- Office hours
- Sat – Thu, 10 AM – 6 PM
Double-entry books
Every payment and every expense is posted to a balanced ledger, not a spreadsheet.
Restricted funds
Zakat and program-specific gifts are tracked separately and spent only for their purpose.
Verified cases
Each aid application is checked by a field visit before any help is delivered.
Data protection
Personal documents are stored privately and used only to process your request.
There is a place for you in this work.
Give, volunteer or simply tell a friend. Every hand makes the load lighter.