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NGO Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
BURO Bangladesh is focused on navigating the evolving regulatory environment and potential government initiatives to establish a microcredit bank while balancing institutional growth with borrower welfare.
Executive Vice Chairman of the Microcredit Regulatory Authority visited BURO Bangladesh branch offices and social initiatives in Tangail.
BURO Bangladesh initiated a recruitment drive for various positions including Senior Manager and Assistant Officer roles.
BURO Bangladesh, established 1990 (originally BURO Tangail) by founder ED Zakir Hossain, the country's third-largest NGO-MFI. Registered with NGO Affairs Bureau (no. 610, 1992) and MRA-licensed (no. 00004-00394-00288, 2008), hence regulator='multiple'. Figures from the official 'About BURO' page: 3.228M+ active customers (used for active_members; 2.678M+ active borrowers), gross loan portfolio BDT 166.24 billion+, savings portfolio BDT 57.09 billion+, 1,576 branch offices; staff count not stated on that page (older sources cite ~6,000 but not current/dated, so left null). HQ at Gulshan-2, Dhaka.
Source: 4 primary source linksAs of 2026-07-05