The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) is the national professional accountancy body in Bangladesh. It is the sole organisation in Bangladesh with the right to award the Chartered Accountant designation.
It was established under the Bangladesh Chartered Accountants Order passed in 1973 (Presidential Order No. 2 of 1973). The Ministry of Commerce, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the administrative Ministry of the ICAB. The mission of the ICAB is to provide leadership in the development, enhancement and coordination of the accountancy profession in Bangladesh in order to enable the profession to provide services of consistently high quality in the public interest.
ICAB is also a member of the Asia Oceania Tax Consultants' Association (AOTCA).
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