Watch: Volunteers in Bangladesh feed and unite thousands this Ramadan

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The Bidyanondo Foundation is not just about food. They foster unity and aim to dismantle societal divides while inspiring compassion and service.

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00:00Ramzan month is associated with food, outside of food, and those of us who are in the community

00:10may not be able to understand God, but in Ramzan month we are able to understand the experience of God.

00:19At that time, our compassion and awareness is awakened.

00:23Iftar is also a form of worship in Islam.

00:26In Ramzan month, how can we make sure that we eat more food during the day and night?

00:32My name is Mohammad Jamaluddin.

00:34I am a member of the governing body of the Vidyananda Foundation.

00:37Vidyananda Foundation's most popular activity is to stand next to people at the auspicious time.

00:54We have a flagship initiative called One Taka Meal.

00:57In this program, we have 12-year-old children and older people.

01:03In Ramzan month, we are able to meet people from all over the world.

01:11In Ramzan month, we are able to meet people from all over the world.

01:16Since 2017, we have been organizing mega kitchens in different parts of the country.

01:21We are able to serve thousands of people every day.

01:27Today, we have a total of 165 people involved in this program.

01:37Today, we have invited 20,000 people for Iftar.

01:43We have been organizing this program all night.

01:48If we organize Iftar today, we have to go to the market in the morning.

01:52We have to go to the market in the morning.

01:56We have to go to the market in the morning.

02:03After Iftar, we have to go to the kitchen.

02:08We are able to serve 16,000 people at a time.

02:16There are many people on the streets.

02:21There are many people in the slum area.

02:24There is a rich person and a corporate person.

02:26We have been organizing Iftar and Sehri with Roja Bangar.

02:36We don't let them understand that they and we are different.

02:39We sit together and eat at the same table.

02:42So that there is no discrimination between us.

02:45So that there is no discrimination between us.

02:47We are all human beings.

02:50Now, we eat like animals.

02:52We eat like animals.

02:54Everyone enjoys it.

02:56Everyone enjoys it.

02:57We can talk to everyone.

02:59We can talk to everyone.

03:02If they don't stay, it's hard for them.

03:05If they don't stay, it's hard for them.

03:08Ramzan fish is the fish of the community.

03:12We have to understand the difficulties of people.

03:20We do this for the sake of the people who come here after Iftar.

03:26They laugh when we eat.

03:28They praise us after we eat.

03:32This is the best way of inspiring us.

03:37I am a professional hockey player and I like volunteering.

03:44If I do something good for someone, they will pray for me and something good will happen for me.

03:52Doing something for people does not have to mean anything.

03:59Doing something for people requires human effort and willpower.

04:05I will always try to help people and stay close to people.

04:10I have a motto that I will not stay close to people who are unhelpful.

04:16It is our duty to do something for people.

04:21After cooking here, we eat here.

04:25A lot of food is taken outside.

04:29When we cook for poor people, we give them rice, lentils, oil, salt and flour.

04:35It is a different experience.

04:38It feels good to work outside.

04:42We are not able to do it ourselves.

04:44So we come here to help the poor.

04:48It gives us a different feeling that we are doing something good.

04:54I would like to help people.

04:59We all have a lot of free time.

05:02We can help people without wasting our free time.

05:07People who need help.

05:09I would like to help people in need.

05:13I would like to help people in need.

05:18We hope to help people in need.

05:21We help people in need.

05:25We help people in need.

05:28We provide food, shelter and help people in need.

05:36With this money, we help people in need.

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