Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ অ্যাক্রেডিটেশন কাউন্সিল) is an

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agency responsible to accredit

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and academic program offering entities for quality assurance leading to international recognition.

History

The council is established under the Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act, 2017. Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act, 2017 was passed in the

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

(National Parliament) of Bangladesh in March 2017. Mesbahuddin Ahmed was appointed as the first

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of the council in August 2018.

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minister

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inaugurated the office of Bangladesh Accreditation Council at

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in May 2019. The appointment of four full-time members of the council was completed in June 2019. The first council meeting was held at BAC office,

on December 22, 2019.

Objectives

* Facilitate the implementation of quality assurance mechanism and national qualifications framework at the higher education institution (HEI) and program levels. * Provide standards, guidelines and code of best practice to the higher education institutions (HEIs) for self-assessment and developing internal quality assurance culture. * Provide advisory services to the HEIs or program offering entities to prepare them for accreditation; * Facilitate the adoption of quality assurance standards by the HEIs and program offering entities. * Conduct external quality assessment of HEIs and academic programs and provide feedback for further improvement and accreditation. * Conduct training, workshop, conference to motivate the higher education community towards accreditation and capacity building. * Conduct or commission research on quality assurance and appropriateness of the standards in higher education. * Maintain liaison and cooperation with credible international quality assurance networks and accreditation bodies in higher education.

References

External links

* 2017 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Government agencies of Bangladesh Government agencies established in 2017 {{Bangladesh-org-stub