Gana Unnayan Kendra
rural development · Rangpur
· verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)
Profile
- Chief executive
- M. Abdus Salam
- Founded
- 1985
- Regulator
- multiple
- MRA-licensed
- n/a
- Active members
- n/a
- Loan portfolio
- n/a
- Staff
- n/a
- Coverage
- north-western Bangladesh (riverine areas of the Teesta, Brahmaputra and Jamuna)
Deepening micro-enterprise financing, primary healthcare access, and disaster risk financing across vulnerable upazilas.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-25 regulatory Gana Unnayan Kendra 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
Official name is Gana Unnayan Kendra (seed gave 'Gono Unnayan Kendra'); same organisation, acronym GUK. Founded 1985 by M. Abdus Salam, who is also Chief Executive, based in Gaibandha (Rangpur division). Works in riverine north-west districts (around Teesta/Brahmaputra/Jamuna) plus Cox's Bazar Rohingya response. Self-reported reach figures (e.g. 1.5 million families informed, 32,320 trained) not used as member counts; financial and branch/staff fields left null. MRA licence status not confirmed. No reliable dated 2024-2025 events found, so recent_activity null.