Office Of The Controller General Of Accounts
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The Office of the Controller General of Accounts (
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: ) is an autonomous government agency responsible for compilation and consolidation of government accounts. It is headquartered in
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History

The Office of the Controller General of Accounts was established in 1985 through an office memo of the Finance Division under the
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. Before then it was known as the Office of the Accountant General which was established in 1947. It monitors the collection of taxes by the
National Board of Revenue The National Board of Revenue (NBR; ) is the central authority for tax administration in Bangladesh. It is a statutory authority attached with the Internal Resources Division of the Ministry of Finance. The NBR collects almost 97% of tax revenue ...
. According to a study by Transparency International Bangladesh there were 23 specific incidents of corruption in the Office of the Controller General of Accounts. The Office of the Controller General of Accounts sometimes collaborates with the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.


References

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