Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO

Government agency of Bangladesh

Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCOFormation| 1973

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Headquarters| 1, Sonargaon Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh[1]

Region served

| Bangladesh

Official language

| Bengali
Website| www.bncu.gov.bd

The Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ইউনেস্কো জাতীয় কমিশন) is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency under the Ministry of Education responsible for coordinating development activities with UNESCO and other developments agencies and non-profits.[2] Dipu Moni is the chairperson of the Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO.[3] Md. Mahbub Hossain is the General Secretary of the commission.[4]

## History

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The Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO was established in 1973. The chairman of the commission is the Minister of Education.[2]

On 2 June 2014, Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO, along with UNESCO and Save the Children, released a report titled Education For All Global Monitoring Report-2013/14 as part of achieving Education for All.[5]

On 8 March 2015, Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO and Korean National Commission for UNESCO organised an exhibition on Jamdani in Dhaka.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "More information - Bangladesh". UNESCO. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
2. ^ a b "About BNCU". bncu.gov.bd.
3. ^ "Chairperson". bncu.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
4. ^ "Secretary General". bncu.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
5. ^ "Education for all goals cannot be met by 2015". The Daily Star. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
6. ^ Haider, M H (18 November 2014). "Safeguarding JAMDANI". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

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