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Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
The Shakti Foundation is currently focused on scaling its digital financial inclusion initiatives and expanding its social service footprint in healthcare and climate resilience.
Shakti Foundation announced a partnership with Commercial Bank of Ceylon to develop skilled caregivers.
Shakti Foundation and Commercial Bank of Ceylon formally partnered to develop skilled caregivers.
The foundation published a job circular to recruit over 1,230 personnel for microfinance, SME, and health programs.
Shakti Foundation and NCC Bank partnered to transform Hatirjheel into a greener urban corridor.
The foundation signed an agreement with the Australian High Commission to advance inclusive healthcare and livelihood opportunities.
Founded 1992 by Dr Humaira Islam, who remains Founder and Executive Director. Official site states 6,04,757 micro entrepreneurs and 36 districts covered; a Devex/secondary figure of ~5.46 lakh members across 57 districts conflicts, so the official site figures are used. The branch counter on the homepage showed a template placeholder, so branch_count left null. EBL syndicated Tk 300 crore loan closed Oct 2023, which is outside the ~24-month recent-activity window, so recent_activity is null.
Source: 3 primary source linksAs of 2026-07-05
Imran Ahmed, Deputy Executive Director, received the Award for Social Welfare Activities from the Bankers' Welfare Association Bangladesh.