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NGO Affairs Bureau
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteNGO Affairs Bureau

NGO Affairs Bureau[1] is a government bureau in Bangladesh that regulates Non-governmental agencies.

History

NGO Affairs Bureau was founded in 1990.[2] All NGOs that receive fund from outside Bangladesh are required by law to register with the bureau which falls under the Prime Minister's office.[3] Mohammad Asadul Islam is the present director general of the bureau.[4] There are 2,498 NGOs registered with the bureau of which 240 are foreign and the rest are domestic.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Govt appoints five acting secretaries". Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  2. ^ "NGOAB". NGO Affairs Board. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Non Government Organisation". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ "NGOs in BD receive Tk 50b every year". The Financial Express Online Version. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ "NGOs' foreign grants drop 14pc in FY 16". The Financial Express Online Version. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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