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Bangladesh to Begin Monitoring NGO Activity


The Bangladeshi government is scheduled to hold an inter-ministerial meeting to discuss issues of national security as it relates to the operations of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The Minister for Social Welfare, Enamul Huq Mostafa Shaheed, met with the Prime Minister and other key ministers to discuss the necessary monitoring of NGOs in Bangladesh with a view to stopping militancy funding and reign in militant activities.

They are expected to create a national security commission to trace the funding for NGOs and monitor their activities in the country.

The proposed commission will operate under the social welfare ministry. It will have the final authority to issue and renew NGO licenses, monitor and supervise them.

According to sources, the government has identified at least 150 international and local NGOs who are collecting funds from different charity foundations and persons based in the Middle East and European countries.

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