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Governance
The governance structure of BRAC promotes transparency and accountability. Our Governing Body consists of highly distinguished professionals, activists and entrepreneurs who are elected by the General Body and bring their diverse skills and experience to the governance of BRAC. The governing body is assisted by an audit committee assists in reviewing the financial condition of the organisation, the effectiveness of the internal control system of the organisation, performance and findings of the internal and external auditors in order to recommend appropriate remedial action.
Members of the BRAC Governing Body
- Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson, BRAC
- Taherunnessa Abdullah, Social scientist and gender specialist
- Martha Alter Chen, Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and International Coordinator of WIEGO
- Faruq A. Choudhury, Chairman, Delta-BRAC Housing Finance Corp., Bangladesh
- Luva Nahid Choudhury, Director General, Bengal Foundation, Bangladesh
- Kazi Aminul Huque, Chartered Accountant
- Syed Humayun Kabir, Chairman, Renata Ltd. Bangladesh
- Latifur Rahman, Industrialist
- Rokia A. Rahman, Industrialist
- Mushtaque Chowdhury, Senior Adviser Health, the Rockefeller Foundation
Stichting BRAC International Governing Body
- Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson, BRAC
- Shabana Azmi, Social activist and renowned thespian
- Sylvia Borren, Co-chair of GCAP and of its Dutch Chapter EEN
- Susan Davis, President & CEO, BRAC USA
- Irene Z. Khan, Secretary General, Amnesty International
- Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue
- Parveen Mahmud, Managing Director, Grameen Telecom Trust
- Shafiq ul Hassan (Quais), Businessman
- Dr. Mahabub Hossain (ex-officio), Executive Director, BRAC
- Muhammad A. (Rumee) Ali (ex-officio), Managing Director, BRAC Enterprises
Ombudsperson
We have established an office of the ombudsperson in Bangladesh with a comprehensive mandate to investigate any incident of misadministration and misuse of power within BRAC. This includes grievances such as corruption, abuse of power or discretion, negligence, oppression, nepotism, rudeness, arbitrariness, unfairness and discrimination.
Internal and External Audit
We conduct an internal audit to assist management by providing independent advice on operations and performance and by assessing the effectiveness of internal control. In addition, periodic monitoring analysis using selected indicators to enable managers to determine whether key activities are being carried out as planned and whether they are having the expected impact on the target population. The Finance and Accounts Department prepares
Financials
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with international reporting standards and we strive for complete transparency in our financial reporting. Our audited financials statements can be found here.
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