Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC)
On 30 June 2024, Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) and the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of quality assurance of education.
The Government of Bangladesh established Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC), under an Act, 2017, a statutory body in 2018 to ensure quality education and to accredit the higher education institutions and academic programs thereof. BAC is also responsible for the implementation of the Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework (BNQF). BAC sets the standards and criteria for higher education and collaborates with regional and international quality assurance agencies for international recognition of higher education of Bangladesh.