United Development Initiatives for Programmed Actions
microfinance · Dhaka
· verified (verified 2026-05-25)
Profile
- Chief executive
- Md. Emranul Huq Chowdhury
- Founded
- 1984
- Regulator
- Microcredit Regulatory Authority
- MRA-licensed
- yes
- Active members
- 953446
- Loan portfolio
- —
- Staff
- 6082
- Coverage
- 64 districts
Provenance & notes
Began in 1984; microfinance programme launched 1989. Md. Emranul Huq Chowdhury joined as Founder Executive Director & CEO in May 1989 (co-founder). Md. Shahid Hossain Talukder cited by a secondary source as a founding figure but not corroborated by an official source, so founder records the verifiable name. Homepage counters: 921 branches, 6,082 staff, 953,446 members (666,260 borrowers), 64 districts. MRA-regulated per official site and Prothom Alo coverage of MRA-regulated NGOs; specific MRA licence number not located, so registration_ref is null. Loan portfolio not published on consulted pages.