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| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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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.
History
[edit]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 Chief Advisor'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
[edit]- ^ "Govt appoints five acting secretaries". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "NGOAB". NGO Affairs Board. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Non Government Organisation". Banglapedia. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "NGOs in BD receive Tk 50b every year". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "NGOs' foreign grants drop 14pc in FY 16". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 1 October 2016.