{"id":710,"date":"2026-05-03T21:26:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suraiyakhalequefoundation.org\/?page_id=710"},"modified":"2026-05-24T21:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T15:56:28","slug":"message-from-the-founder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/suraiyakhalequefoundation.org\/bn\/message-from-the-founder\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Col (Retd.) A. K. M. Zakir Hossain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/p>

“A dream never dies \u2014 if behind it lies a mother’s prayer and a father’s love.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>

The Suraiya-Khalek Foundation was born from the dream of two extraordinary people, who dreamed to build our society with education, justice and Equality. Our mother, Mrs. Suraiya Begum, was a wellspring of tenderness \u2014 like the mothers of Bangladesh, she sacrificed silently and gave without measure. Our father, Mr. A. M. A. Khalek, believed \u2014 “He who lives for others truly lives.” That belief is the very foundation on which SKF stands.<\/p>

As a retired soldier, I have understood \u2014 true service begins not on a battlefield, but beside one’s own people. Our Bangladesh \u2014 this golden Bengal \u2014 is a land of remarkable compassion. SKF seeks to organize that enduring Bangladeshi spirit into lasting, meaningful action. In education, healthcare, women’s empowerment, and support for the vulnerable \u2014 SKF will work not under any political banner, but solely from the duty of our shared humanity.<\/p>

Abba, Ma \u2014 your children have not forgotten. Your dream lives on. May Allah grant you Jannatul Ferdous.<\/p>

Ameen.<\/p>

Let us move forward together \u2014 with the resolve to build an enlightened and compassionate Bangladesh.<\/strong><\/p>

Col (Retd.) A. K. M. Zakir Hossain<\/strong>
Founder, Suraiya-Khalek Foundation
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Col (Retd.) A. K. M. Zakir Hossain Founder \u00a0\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0652\u0645\u0670\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645\u0650 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful “A dream never dies \u2014 if behind it lies a mother’s prayer and a father’s love.” The Suraiya-Khalek Foundation was born from the dream of two extraordinary people, who dreamed to build our society with education, justice and Equality. Our mother, Mrs. Suraiya Begum, was a wellspring of tenderness \u2014 like the mothers of Bangladesh, she sacrificed silently and gave without measure. Our father, Mr. A. M. A. Khalek, believed \u2014 “He who lives for others truly lives.” That belief is the very foundation on which SKF stands. As a retired soldier, I have understood \u2014 true service begins not on a battlefield, but beside one’s own people. Our Bangladesh \u2014 this golden Bengal \u2014 is a land of remarkable compassion. SKF seeks to organize that enduring Bangladeshi spirit into lasting, meaningful action. In education, healthcare, women’s empowerment, and support for the vulnerable \u2014 SKF will work not under any political banner, but solely from the duty of our shared humanity. Abba, Ma \u2014 your children have not forgotten. Your dream lives on. May Allah grant you Jannatul Ferdous. Ameen. Let us move forward together \u2014 with the resolve to build an enlightened and compassionate Bangladesh. Col (Retd.) A. K. M. Zakir HossainFounder, Suraiya-Khalek FoundationIn Memory \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 In Service \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 In Love<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-710","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/suraiyakhalequefoundation.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/suraiyakhalequefoundation.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/suraiyakhalequefoundation.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suraiyakhalequefoundation.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suraiyakhalequefoundation.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=710"}],"version-history":[{"count":163,"href":"https:\/\/suraiyakhalequefoundation.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2275,"href":"https:\/\/suraiyakhalequefoundation.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/710\/revisions\/2275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/suraiyakhalequefoundation.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}