Gana Unnayan Kendra
rural_development · Rangpur
· verified (verified 2026-05-25)
Profile
- Chief executive
- M. Abdus Salam
- Founded
- 1985
- Regulator
- multiple
- MRA-licensed
- —
- Active members
- —
- Loan portfolio
- —
- Staff
- —
- Coverage
- north-western Bangladesh (riverine areas of the Teesta, Brahmaputra and Jamuna)
Provenance & notes
Official name is Gana Unnayan Kendra (seed gave 'Gono Unnayan Kendra'); same organisation, acronym GUK. Founded 1985 by M. Abdus Salam, who is also Chief Executive, based in Gaibandha (Rangpur division). Works in riverine north-west districts (around Teesta/Brahmaputra/Jamuna) plus Cox's Bazar Rohingya response. Self-reported reach figures (e.g. 1.5 million families informed, 32,320 trained) not used as member counts; financial and branch/staff fields left null. MRA licence status not confirmed. No reliable dated 2024-2025 events found, so recent_activity null.