Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) has so far received over Tk 23.57 crore in donation for the construction of Ahsania Mission Cancer Hospital (AMCH) at Sector-10 of Uttara model town in the city, says a press release.

The amount includes Tk 10.84 crore as cash donations or commitments from private individuals and corporate sectors, Tk 10 crore as government grant and over Tk 2.72 crore from lottery.

Different commercial and noncommercial organisations including a host of individuals also donated money for the construction of the cancer hospital.

Major donors include: Dutch-Bangla Bank Tk four crore, Barrister Rafiqueul Huq 1.60 crore, Meghnaghat Power Ltd Tk 60 lakh, Jamaluddin Kader Chowdhury Tk 45 lakh, Dhaka Bank, Mirza Gholam Erfan and his sisters and an indivitual who wants to remain anonymous donated Tk 30 lakh each.

Meanwhile, QA Hakim donated Tk 25 lakh, Rashida Taleb, Golam Shamsuddin Sawpan and AMM Aminur Rahman Tk 20 lakh each, Prof Hosne Ara Kamal and Engr MA Haque contributed Tk 15 lakh each among others.