Formation | 1976 |
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Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Website | erd |
The Economic Relations Division (ERD) is one of the four divisions of the Ministry of Finance, of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The other three divisions of the Ministry of Finance are: Finance Division, Bank and Financial Institutions Division, and Internal Resources Division. [1] Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is the minister and Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky is the secretary of the Economic Relations Division.
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