Nongovernment Organizations and Civil Society

ADB features a country profile of Bangladesh* [ PDF ] that provides an overview of the civil society as well as details on ADB-CSO cooperation in the country.

Bangladesh Development Gateway Foundation* focuses on community development aiming at poverty alleviation at the country level. The organization maintains a NGO List* to promote knowledge sharing and partnership alliance.

The directory of development organizations* is a resource guide to development organizations in the Internet. The directory aims to promote interaction and active partnerships among governments, private sector and key civil society, including NGOs, trade unions, faith-based organizations, indigenous people’s movements, foundations and research centers. View directory of CSOs in Bangladesh* [ PDF ].

The Economic and Political Weekly journal features an overview of the NGO Sector in Bangladesh* [ PDF ] which explains how it has expanded from post-war rehabilitation work to delivery of a variety of social development services in the country.