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Asia and the Pacific

Bangladesh
Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO
General Information
English NameBangladesh National Commission for UNESCO
French NameCommission nationale du Bangladesh pour l'UNESCO
Address

1, Sonargaon Road
Palassy
Nilkhet
Dhaka-1205
Bangladesh
Phone(88 02) 967.5002
(88 02) 961.2997
Fax+880 2 9514114/8613420/9662007
E-mailnatcombd@yahoo.com; bncu@bdcom.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.orghttp://www.bncu.gov.bd
Correspondence LanguageENGLISH
Office Holders
NameMr Nurul Islam Nahid
TitleChairman
StartedOctober 2014
Government PostOther

NameMr. Md Sohorab Hossain
TitleSecretary General
Election Date14 Dec 2015
Mandated duration
StartedDecember 2015

NameMr Md. Monjur Hossain
TitleSecretary
StartedJuly 2013

Description
Date and Method of CreationApril 1973
StatusGovernmental (1 Ministry)
Structure of the CommissionThe National Commission consists of the following bodies:
- The General Assembly, which meets once a year;
- The Steering Committee (22 members), which meets four times a year;
- Four Sub-Commissions dealing with: (1) Education; (2) Information; (3) Science; and (4) Culture;
- The Secretariat.
Members/CompositionThe National Commission comprises 69 members representing the Ministries (Education, Information, Science and Technology, Foreign Affairs, and Primary and Mass Education), several universities around the country, as well as the Secretary-General of the United Nations Association of Bangladesh.
Committees/Sub-Committees Details
Number of Committees or Sub-Committees4
Sub-committee Topics[X] Education
[X] Science
[X] Culture
[X] Other
Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions
OverviewThe National Commission cooperates with the UNESCO Field Offices of Dhaka, New Delhi and Bangkok (PROAP: Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific).
 
Publications
 
BNCU Quarterly
LanguageBangali and English
TypeNewsletter
MediaPrint
PeriodicityFour times a year
FinancingThe Commission's budget
DistributionAmong the Commission's partners
 
Yearly
LanguageBangali
TypeReport
MediaPrint
PeriodicityAnnual
FinancingThe Commission's budget
DistributionAmong the members of the Steering Committee (ie. executive body) of the National Commission

 

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