Bangladesh Accreditation Board

Bangladesh Accreditation Board

Formation	2006
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Website	bab.portal.gov.bd

The Bangladesh Accreditation Board is an autonomous government agency responsible for providing accreditations to Bangladeshi laboratories, testing centres, and certification bodies. It is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

History

The Bangladesh Accreditation Board was established on 6 September 2006 by the government of Bangladesh through an act of parliament.[1][4] The United Nations Industrial Development Organization hired a French-Canadian consultant, Ned Gravel, to improve the practices in the board and this was done under a project funded by the European Union.[5] In 2015 the board signed an agreement with the Thai Industrial Standard Institute to improve trade ties between Bangladesh and Thailand.[6] The chairman of Western Marine alleged that the accreditation issued by the board is sometimes not accepted in other countries.[7]

References

1. "Bangladesh Accreditation Board". bab.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
2. "Accreditation board upgraded". The Daily Star. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
3. "Delivering confidence in healthcare". The Daily Star. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
4. "Accreditation and world trade". The Daily Star. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
5. "Accreditation Board spreads its wings". The Daily Star. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
6. "Bangladesh plans to boost connectivity with Thailand". The Daily Star. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
7. "Cut non-tariff barriers, Tofail asks India". The Daily Star. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2017.