Organization:Governance Innovation Unit
Formation | 2012 |
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Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Website | Governance Innovation Unit |
The Governance Innovation Unit is a government agency in Bangladesh responsible for the using innovations to improve transparency and public accountability of government services.[1][2] The Chief of the Governance Innovation Unit is Dr Gowher Rizvi.[3]
History
The Governance Innovation Unit was formed by government of Bangladesh in 2012. It is under the supervision of Prime Minister's Office.[4] The Unit proposed created a draft law that would provide entry level officers with subsidized apartments and low interest loans in October 2016.[5] It is also responsible for planning the completion of the Sustainable Development Goals.[6] The unit also funds scientific research in Bangladesh.[7] It also carries out campaigns against child marriage in Bangladesh.[8]
References
- ↑ "Bangladesh NGOs receive Tk 50b every year". Prothom Alo. http://en.prothom-alo.com/economy/news/121463/Bangladesh-NGOs-receive-Taka-5-000-crore-every. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ "Two-thirds of marriages in 2015 were illegal". Dhaka Tribune. 4 January 2017. http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/01/04/two-thirds-of-marriages-in-2015-were-illegal/. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ "Governance Innovation Unit - Prime Minister's Office". 7 June 2019. http://giupmo.gov.bd/site/biography/0713cd92-2187-483e-a1e4-de7cfe19d198. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ "Governance Innovation Unit (GIU)" (in en). http://giupmo.gov.bd/article/Who-we-are/Introduction. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ "Entry-level govt officials to get flats". Dhaka Tribune. 18 October 2016. http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/development/2016/10/18/entry-level-govt-officials-get-flats/. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ "Bangladesh to lead charge towards SDGs" (in en). The Daily Star. 18 August 2016. http://www.thedailystar.net/business/bangladesh-lead-charge-towards-sdgs-1271344. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ "Scientist creates harmless food preservative" (in en). The Daily Star. 22 December 2016. http://www.thedailystar.net/city/scientist-creates-harmless-food-preservative-1333690. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ "Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2016 will complicate matters". Prothom Alo. http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/130279/Child-Marriage-Restraint-Act-2016-will-complicate. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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