Bangladesh Municipal Development Fund

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Bangladesh Municipal Development Fund
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Formation2002
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website bmdf.portal.gov.bd

Bangladesh Municipal Development Fund is a Bangladesh government fund that provides funding for development and civil work to local government in urban areas of Bangladesh. [1] [2]

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History

Bangladesh Municipal Development Fund was established in March 2002 by the government of Bangladesh. Its purpose is to provide funding to local government in urban areas for infrastructure and civil work. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "RCC, BMDF sign MoU for dev works". The Daily Star. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. "Graft, red tape obstacle to development". The Daily Star. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. Rahaman, Khan Rubayet; Dhar, Tapan Kumar; Hossain, Sk Maruf (March 2014). "Bangladesh Municipality Development Fund: A Success Story for Sustainable Urban Development". Management Research and Practice. 6 (1): 46.
  4. Dept, International Monetary Fund Asia and Pacific (2013). Bangladesh: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. International Monetary Fund. p. 217. ISBN   978-1-4755-4352-0.

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