Arrival and entrance
A single, clearly marked entrance with a gentle stepped approach leads into reception and the administrative office on the ground floor.
Shesher Kobita Ananda Ashram
শেষের কবিতা আনন্দ আশ্রম — a dignified residential care and service centre for older persons
At a glance
- BDT 27.98mone-time capital request
- 60initial resident capacity
- 11,000 sq fttwo-storey built area
- 22 decimalsTrust-owned donated land
About
Purpose of this appeal
Mitali Mozammel Trust seeks funding solely for the one-time construction and establishment of a two-storey residential care centre in Panchgaon Mouza, Araihazar Upazila, Narayanganj District. Following completion, affordable monthly resident fees are intended to cover routine operations, including staffing, food, utilities, and maintenance.
Executive summary
- Who it serves: older persons from middle- and lower-middle-income families who lack family support — widowed, unmarried, or childless, or with no one to care for them.
- What will be built: a two-storey, 11,000 sq ft building (5,500 sq ft per floor) on 22 decimals of Trust-owned land, housing 60 residents at first.
- What we ask: BDT 27,982,500, once, for construction and establishment only; residents' affordable monthly fees will cover running costs.
For you
Are you on your own?
Do your children live abroad, or have you spent your life alone? Do you now need care, company, and a safe, pleasant place to live?
If so, Shesher Kobita Ananda Ashram can be a home of your own — among people of your age, with friendship and care. From your savings you can buy, once, the lifetime residential right to a room and secure a home for the rest of your life.
The flyers are in Bengali and are illustrative; two show the earlier single-storey concept design. The terms under Support Us apply, and the correct phone number is 01994380730.
The Need: older persons in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is ageing fast. According to World Bank data cited in the source proposal, one in every ten citizens would be aged 60 or older by 2025, and the proportion of economically dependent older persons rose from 8 per cent in 2019 to 9.4 per cent in 2023.
- Families have changed. Nuclear households, adult children working elsewhere in Bangladesh or abroad, urbanisation and busy lives leave many older people without family support.
- The middle is left out. Wealthier families can buy costly private care and the poorest may qualify for old-age allowances; those with modest savings or a pension but no dependable caregiver have neither. Government allowance guidance itself prioritises widows, divorced women, widowers, childless people and those separated from family.
- There are too few homes. Bangladesh has about 32 registered and private homes for older persons, only 6 of them government-owned, and most private facilities are priced for affluent residents.
Shesher Kobita Ananda Ashram is designed to fill this gap: affordable, dignified accommodation for older persons who have some means but no one to care for them.
Source note: The demographic, policy, and sector figures above are reproduced from the Bengali source proposal. Although that proposal attributes demographic data to the World Bank, it does not supply full bibliographic references. Authoritative citations will be appended as part of donor due diligence.
Design & Facilities
The design places well-lit, well-ventilated rooms around a planted courtyard, so residents move easily between private rooms, shaded verandas, and shared community spaces. Wide wheelchair-accessible corridors, handrails at appropriate heights, and age-friendly design principles are applied throughout the building.
Landscaped courtyard
Open gardens and sitting areas, shaded by surrounding neem trees, give every wing daylight, airflow, and a place to gather outdoors.
Residential rooms
Clean, furnished and habitable rooms with wardrobes and personal storage, arranged for both privacy and easy supervision.
Dining and community room
A shared dining hall alongside the television room and bookshelves supports meals, conversation, and daily social life.
Circulation and access
Wide corridors, level thresholds and handrails allow wheelchair movement and safe, unhurried walking throughout the building.
Facilities and services
- Clean, well-lit, well-ventilated, furnished and habitable rooms
- Twenty-four-hour trained care staff and supervision
- Emergency medical support and rapid transfer to hospital
- A separate sick room with specialised care
- Wheelchair-accessible, age-friendly design
- Uninterrupted electricity from solar power with generator backup
- Closed-circuit camera security system
- Regular opportunities for family visits and communication
- Nutritious and easily digestible meals
- Social and cultural activities — conversation, religious discussion, indoor games, festivals
- Open gardens and sitting areas shaded by surrounding neem trees
Plans and drawings
The Project
Location and land
22 decimals of Trust-owned land in Panchgaon Mouza, Duptara Union, Araihazar, Narayanganj — close enough to Dhaka for regular family visits, far enough from the city to be quiet and healthy.
Plan at a glance
| Building | Two storeys, 5,500 sq ft each — 11,000 sq ft in total |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 60 older residents at one time; expandable with demand |
| Ground floor | Reception and office, dining hall and kitchen, television room, separate sick room, resident rooms |
| First floor | More resident rooms, common sitting areas, and a spacious veranda |
| Staff | 17 — CEO, superintendent-cum-accountant, 4 caregivers, 2 nurses, 3 kitchen staff, office attendant, 2 cleaners, 2 security guards, gardener; paid from residents' fees, not from this appeal |
| Schedule | Five phases over roughly 11–16 months: design, soil testing and approvals; foundation and ground floor; first floor and roof; finishing, utilities and solar; furnishing, recruitment and opening |
Budget
Estimated Construction and Establishment Budget
The budget was prepared using prevailing 2026 market rates in Bangladesh. All amounts are in Bangladeshi taka (BDT).
| Budget item / description | Quantity / basis | Estimated cost (BDT) |
|---|---|---|
| Main building — ground floor, including foundation, RCC structure, masonry, roof casting, plastering, finishing, doors and windows, electrical and water lines, and septic tank | 5,500 sq ft × BDT 2,500 | 13,750,000 |
| Main building — first floor (excluding foundation) | 5,500 sq ft × BDT 1,800 | 9,900,000 |
| Wheelchair railings and age-friendly structural adaptations | Estimated | 300,000 |
| Solar power system (panels, inverter and batteries) | Estimated | 500,000 |
| Generator backup system | Estimated | 300,000 |
| Closed-circuit cameras and security system | Estimated | 100,000 |
| Equipment for medical/sick room | Estimated | 200,000 |
| Kitchen and canteen equipment; television room | Estimated | 300,000 |
| Furniture — beds, wardrobes, chairs, tables and common-room furnishings | Estimated | 1,000,000 |
| Curtains and light interior decoration | Estimated | 300,000 |
| Contingency (approximately 5%) | Estimated | 1,332,500 |
| Total | 27,982,500 | |
Total estimated cost: BDT 27,982,500 — twenty-seven million nine hundred eighty-two thousand five hundred Bangladeshi taka (2 crore 79 lakh 82 thousand 5 hundred taka).
Sustainability of operating costs
After construction is complete, recurring expenses — including staff salaries, food, electricity, water, and maintenance — will be financed through affordable monthly fees paid by residents. Because the centre is intended for middle- and lower-middle-income households, fees will be set at a realistic and affordable level, substantially below those charged by commercial homes for older persons.
Residents who, after a long period of residence, lose the ability to pay will be subsidised from income generated by the Sadaqah Jariyah fund described below. Under this model, once the centre has been built, it is not intended to rely on repeated annual donations. Donor contributions will therefore create a permanent institution with a pathway to operational self-reliance.
Support Us
Donors may participate in the one-time construction cost through any of the following mechanisms.
Lifetime residential rights
A donor may secure the lifelong right to occupy a room for an older person designated by the donor. The donor deposits an agreed one-time sum with the Trust, which is added to the construction fund. In return, the designated older person receives a licensed, non-transferable right of lifelong residence — a guaranteed right to receive accommodation services; it does not transfer ownership of land or a room.
Monthly fees: the one-time payment secures the right of residence only. The Board of Trustees will determine whether monthly fees for food and day-to-day services remain payable and whether any reduction applies.
Temporary vacancy: if the resident is temporarily absent and the room is rented, the related income will be shared on the proposed basis of 75 per cent to the resident/family and 25 per cent to the Trust.
After death: the room reverts to the Trust and will be used to serve another older person in need.
Sadaqah Jariyah — memorial room sponsorship
A donor may sponsor a designated room in memory of a deceased parent, spouse, or other loved one. The deceased person's name will be inscribed on a plaque at the room entrance. The one-time donation is added to the construction fund.
If this programme generates a permanent fund, the fund's income will subsidise the monthly fees of older residents who lose their financial means after living at the centre for an extended period.
Spiritual significance: under Islamic Shariah, the merit of Sadaqah Jariyah continues to accrue to a donor after death for as long as the donated asset is used for public benefit.
General donations
Donors who do not wish to participate through either arrangement above may contribute directly to construction. Donations of any amount are welcome and will be applied to the most urgent item within the construction budget.
Institutional donors and businesses may also contribute through corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes.
Policy on the use of funds
In accordance with the Trust deed, surplus income will be used only for social welfare, Sadaqah Jariyah subsidies, and environmental conservation, and never for private purposes. Expenditure will be reviewed at regular meetings of the Board of Trustees and presented to donors when required.
Transparency and accountability
Mitali Mozammel Trust is committed to ensuring the proper use of every donation. Donors will receive regular updates on construction progress; expenditure records will be maintained; and financial use will be reviewed at regular meetings of the Board of Trustees. Separate progress reports will be made available to major donors when required.
The Trust
Mitali Mozammel Trust
Mitali Mozammel Trust is a non-profit charitable organisation dedicated to the welfare of vulnerable, low-income, and older people. Its founder and lifetime Chair, Mitali Hossain, first envisioned dignified accommodation for older persons approximately a decade ago. After a long period of waiting, she decided to begin the initiative by donating her own land. That decision led to the establishment of Mitali Mozammel Trust.
Core objectives under the Trust deed
- Establish and operate Shesher Kobita Ananda Ashram as a dignified residential care and service centre for older persons.
- Apply the Trust's income to the welfare of low-income and vulnerable women, men, and children, and to environmental conservation.
- Operate and preserve Smriti 71 Library, founded by Mitali Hossain. The library is already separately established and in operation; it is not part of the building proposed in this project.
- Bring any future service institution under the governance of the Trust.
- Undertake activities in education, health, poverty reduction, and environmental conservation.
The 22 decimals of land donated for the project, recorded under Deed No. 6016, have an estimated current market value of BDT 14,000,000 (1 crore 40 lakh taka). The land has already been transferred into the Trust's name as its initial capital contribution.
Board of Trustees
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Mitali Hossain |
| Vice-Chair | Moutusi Khandakar |
| Secretary-General | Advocate Rumana Yasmin Shaon |
| Joint Secretary | Khandakar Abul Ehsan |
| Treasurer | Kamrun Nahar |
| General Members | Joharul Mamun; Emelda Hossain; Dr Farhana Nashid Rakhi; Md Shah Ali Newaz Topu |
Contact and Banking Information
| Contact | Details |
|---|---|
| Mobile | 01994380730 |
| shesherkobita38@gmail.com | |
| Website | www.shesherkobita.com |
| Bank account name | Mitali Mozammel Trust |
| Account number | 3606102000763 |
| Bank and branch | Sonali Bank, Dhuptara Branch |
This English page is a translation and reformatting of the Bengali project proposal supplied by Mitali Mozammel Trust. Quantitative statements, budget figures, governance information, and visual materials are retained from that source. Renderings and plans are conceptual and subject to final design approval.