Turkey’s aid agency opens orphanage in Bangladesh

By Cigdem Alyanak

ANKARA

Turkey's Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) inaugurated an orphanage to shelter 170 orphans in Bangladesh, said an aid agency’s official on Monday.

Said Demir, a member of the agency’s executive board, told Anadolu Agency that Bangladesh with five million orphans has the highest number of orphans compared to the country's population in Muslim-majority countries.

The orphanage, named as Iyilikhane (House of Goodness), has been built by IHH with the support of Iyilikhane Association in the southwestern Bangladesh’s Khulna region.

Demir said that the establishment can accommodate 100 orphans and the capacity will be increased to accommodate 170 children.

This is the largest orphanage in Bangladesh and also the 10th orphanage built by IHH in the region, he added.

The newly built orphanage consists of bedrooms, classrooms, sickroom, kitchen, game room, conference room, laundry and library.