South Asia Partnership-Bangladesh

 Governance

South Asia Partnership-Bangladesh (SAP-BD) has a General Body to exercise supreme authority in running the organization. The General Body is comprised of 15 (fifteen) members from among the civil society members, development activists and entrepreneurs of which  one third is female members.

The organization has a Board of Directors to manage the affairs of the organization. The Board of Directors is responsible to determine the direction and scope of the activities of the organization as well as to approve the appointment of the Executive Director. It has also the responsibility to approve projects. The Board of Directors exercises financial control of the organization. The Board of Directors consist of 9 (nine) members including at least 2 (two) female members. The General Body members of the organization elect the Board of Directors in the annual general meeting from among the General Body members. No paid official or employee of the organization shall be a member of the Board of Directors.  The Executive Director by position is the Secretary of the Board of Directors. S/he is not member of the General Body and Board of Directors, and has no voting power. The members of the Board of Directors elect three office-bearers one Chairperson, one Vice-Chairperson and one Treasurer from among themselves.

The Board of Directors holds regular meetings to decide the policies of the organization. The management and execution of policies and programs of the organization vested on the Executive Director. S/he is authorized to sign agreement with any party for the purpose of official business including project related funding agreements with donors, loan agreement with banks and other non-banking financial institutions for taking loan, lease agreement, etc. The Executive Director is responsible to the Board of Directors for all his/her actions. In case of resignation, separation and death of the Executive Director, the Board of Directors will initiate action as required. The Board of Directors holds at least one regular meeting in each quarter of a financial year.

List of the members of the Board of Directors (BoD)

Photographs of the members of the Board of Directors (BoD)

Members of the Board of Directors since its inception on 29 March 1984 to date

*Expired

Executive Directors of SAP-BD since its inception on 29 March 1984 to date

**Acting Executive Director

SAP-Bangladesh Management

SAP-Bangladesh management team is lead by the Executive Director comprising of 7 professional and experienced staff as follows who work collectively to plan on scheduled implementation and management activities. The Executive Director of SAP-Bangladesh is responsible for implementing the strategic decisions and policies that has been decided by the Board of Directors.