BRAC
multi sector development · Dhaka
· verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)
Profile
- Chief executive
- Asif Saleh
- Founded
- 1972
- Regulator
- multiple
- MRA-licensed
- yes
- Active members
- n/a
- Loan portfolio
- n/a
- Staff
- n/a
- Coverage
- nationwide; 2,900+ microfinance branches in Bangladesh; BRAC operates in 13 countries
Deepening micro-enterprise financing, primary healthcare access, and disaster risk financing across vulnerable upazilas.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-25 regulatory BRAC filed annual operational and financial compliance reporting with Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA). ↗
- 2026-07-16 programme_launch Expanded ultra-poor graduation and women entrepreneur microcredit credit facility across rural districts. ↗
- 2026-08-11 expansion Inaugurated community climate resilience and primary healthcare outreach centers. ↗
Provenance & notes
Founded 21 March 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. Regulated under multiple bodies: NGO Affairs Bureau (foreign-funded activity) and Microcredit Regulatory Authority (microfinance, MRA cert 00488-00186-00065). Asif Saleh is ED of BRAC (Bangladesh); Shameran Abed heads BRAC International. Current consolidated staff, member and loan-portfolio totals not cited to a single dated official figure here, so left null.