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Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
The organization is navigating the evolving regulatory landscape regarding the proposed Microcredit Bank Ordinance and oversight authority in Bangladesh.
Executive Director Zahirul Alam appointed to the National Semiconductor Taskforce.
IDF organized a job fair to create employment opportunities for youth.
Application deadline for a Program Manager position in Bokaro, Jharkhand.
Founded 1992 by Zahirul Alam (Founder and Executive Director), who earlier assisted Prof. Muhammad Yunus; piloted the Grameen microfinance model in Bandarban with $7,500 seed capital from Grameen Trust. Now headquartered in Mirpur, Dhaka with a regional office in Chittagong; operates in 21 districts with over 135,000 members per the official site. mra_licensed set true as an MRA-licensed MFI / PKSF partner, but the exact MRA certificate number could not be confirmed from a primary regulator source, so registration_ref left null. CAUTION: financial figures circulating online in Indian rupees (idf-finance.in) belong to an unrelated Indian entity and were deliberately excluded; no verified BDT loan portfolio or expenditure found.
Source: 4 primary source linksAs of 2026-07-05