NGO Affairs Bureau

NGO Affairs Bureau
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website NGO Affairs Bureau

NGO Affairs Bureau[1] is a government bureau in Bangladesh that regulates Non-governmental agencies. It was founded in 1990.[2] All NGOs that receive fund from outside Bangladesh must 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] 2,498 NGOs are 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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