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 in reviewing the financial condition of the organisation, the effectiveness of the internal control system, and performance and findings of the internal and external auditors in order to recommend appropriate remedial action.
Members of the BRAC Governing Body
- Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson, BRAC
- Ms. Taherunnessa Abdullah, Social scientist and gender specialist
- Ms. Shabana Azmi, Social activist and renowned thespian
- Mr. Faruq A. Choudhury, Chairman, Delta-BRAC Housing Finance Corp., Bangladesh
- Dr. Timothy Evans, Assistant Director-General, WHO
- Mr. Kazi Aminul Huque, Chartered Accountant
- Mr. Syed Humayun Kabir, Chairman, Renata Ltd. Bangladesh
- Dr. Ainun Nishat, Country Representative, IUCN Bangladesh
- Mr. Latifur Rahman, Industrialist
- Ms. Rokia A. Rahman, Industrialist
- Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh
- Ms. Luva Nahid Choudhury, Director General, Bengal Foundation, Bangladesh
- Mr. Shafiq ul Hassan (Quais), Businessman
- Ms. Irene Z. Khan, Secretary General, Amnesty International
- Dr. Mahabub Hossain (ex-officio), Executive Director, BRAC
- Mr. 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
The Finance and Accounts Department prepares our financial statements in accordance with international reporting standards. We strive for complete transparency in our financial reporting. Our audited financials statements can be found here.