Chatlarpar Horizon Foundation

Chatlarpar Horizon School বাংলা

Chatlarpar · Uttor Daldalia · Ulipur · Kurigram

Together, We Can Build a Better Future

I want the children in our village to learn with modern tools, not only a blackboard, and to see careers beyond the three jobs everyone names.

How to help See the plan
Children from Chatlarpar at a winter-clothes drive Arafat organised.
Children from Chatlarpar at a winter-clothes drive Arafat organised. The school is not open yet.

Early stage: no funding has been raised yet. Donation channels will open only after official accounts are set up.

Where we are

About 12 km from Ulipur town and 19 km from Kurigram, on the Teesta floodplain.

Schematic of Kurigram district A stitched schematic, not to scale. The Brahmaputra runs north to south along the east side. The Dharla flows just east of Kurigram town and joins the Brahmaputra. The Teesta comes from the north-west and joins the Brahmaputra in the south-east, near Ulipur. A marked area between Ulipur and the Teesta stands for Chatlarpar and Daldalia union. No exact village point is shown. Kurigram district Kurigram town Ulipur Chatlarpar, Daldalia union Teesta Dharla Brahmaputra
Schematic, not to scale. District and rivers simplified from OpenStreetMap.

The founder's story

It started with one computer and a few curious children.

When I was a boy in Chatlarpar, I taught the children in my village how to use a computer. They learned so fast. All they needed was someone to give them the chance.

I grew up in a middle-class family and studied at our village school. After SSC and HSC I came to Dhaka for my BSc in Computer Science & Engineering at AKMU. I'm now doing my MSc in Satellite Communication Security, researching the security of unencrypted GEO satellite communication links in South Asia. Today I work as PA to the Vice Chancellor at IUBAT and teach Cyber Security & Ethical Hacking at Ostad.

But I never forgot those children. Talent is everywhere in our village; opportunity is not.

So I'm building Chatlarpar Horizon School, a place where every family can send at least one child all the way to graduation. I can't do it alone.

Together, we can build a better future.

— Arafat Ul Islam

Winter jackets being handed out at a clothes drive Arafat organised in Chatlarpar.
Winter jackets being handed out at a clothes drive Arafat organised in Chatlarpar.

From the village

These photographs are from community work Arafat organised in Chatlarpar and nearby villages, including a winter-clothes drive. Chatlarpar Horizon School is not open yet. The children here are not students of this school.

  • Families gathered at a winter-clothes drive Arafat organised in Chatlarpar.
    Families gathered at a winter-clothes drive Arafat organised in Chatlarpar.
  • A child is helped into a winter jacket at the clothes drive.
    A child is helped into a winter jacket at the clothes drive.
  • A boy from the village in a winter jacket from the clothes drive.
    A boy from the village in a winter jacket from the clothes drive.
  • Winter jackets ready to give out at the drive Arafat organised.
    Winter jackets ready to give out at the drive Arafat organised.
  • An adult fastens a winter jacket on a child at the clothes drive.
    An adult fastens a winter jacket on a child at the clothes drive.

The problem

  1. No modern education

    I studied at the village school. In 2026 it still has no real way to teach digital skills.

  2. Narrow horizons

    The children around me grew up thinking a career meant teaching, medicine or engineering. I want them to see further.

Our vision

Every family in Chatlarpar produces at least one graduate.

  1. Phase 1 Learning centre & computer lab
  2. Phase 2 Registered primary / junior school
  3. Phase 3 Recognised secondary school

Phase 1 plan — estimated costs

Phase 1 includes buying the land. Both plans are estimates and will be confirmed with local quotes.

Lean 33 decimals of land, semi-pucca building
Item BDT
Land, 33 decimals (local price per the founder, ৳2 lakh per decimal) ৳6,600,000
Land registration, taxes and legal ৳523,000
Earth filling above flood level ৳313,000
Semi-pucca building (900 sq ft) ৳1,276,000
Toilets (separate for girls) and tube well ৳207,000
Fence, furniture and teaching materials ৳324,000
Computer lab, solar and internet ৳340,000
First-year salaries ৳668,000
Other running costs ৳142,000
10% contingency ৳1,051,432
Total ৳11,565,756about US$93,370
Full 50 decimals of land, pucca building
Item BDT
Land, 50 decimals (local price per the founder, ৳2 lakh per decimal) ৳10,000,000
Registration, taxes and legal ৳788,000
Earth filling ৳541,000
Pucca building (2,400 sq ft) ৳5,521,000
Boundary wall and gate ৳1,365,000
Toilets and tube wells ৳620,000
Furniture, books and fit-out ৳520,000
Computer lab, solar and internet ৳664,000
First-year salaries ৳1,390,000
10% contingency ৳2,187,738
Total ৳24,065,116about US$194,277

Smaller items are grouped, so lines may not add up exactly to the total. Land is priced at about ৳2 lakh per decimal, the founder's local figure, and will be confirmed with local quotes. Rate: US$1 = ৳123.87 (Bangladesh Bank, 27 Oct 2026). Land will be bought only after the foundation is registered and the plot is confirmed safe from Teesta erosion.

How you can help

Donate

Coming soon: we'll publish verified donation details once the foundation is legally registered.

Volunteer

Teach a skill, mentor students, give a career talk online or in person.

Partner

Companies, alumni groups and diaspora associations: sponsor a laptop, the solar system or a teacher's salary.

Transparency promise

  • Public ledger of every taka received and spent
  • Receipts and photos of every purchase
  • Quarterly reports and a yearly independent audit
  • Two signatories on all payments

A public ledger will be published here together with those donation details.

Contact

Email: hello@chatlarpar.org