British Council Bangladesh

The British Council was founded in 1934 in London.^[6] It opened its first branch in Dhaka in 1951 when Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan.^[2] On 25 March 1971, at the start of Bangladesh Liberation War, the council office was attacked by Pakistan army, killing 8 East Pakistan Police officers guarding the office.^[7] In 2013, the British Council signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft Bangladesh to enhance teaching and learning practices.^[8] On 16 January 2016, the British Council launched 'Innovate, Incubate and Grow (IIG): A Social Enterprise Support Programme' in collaboration with non-profit organisation Change Maker to promote entrepreneurship.^[9]

Following the July 2016 Dhaka attack, the British Council temporarily closed its offices to assess security measurements.^[10][11] In 2017 the council built a monument to the police officers killed on the premises in 1971.^[12][13]

• The British Council holds O-level and A-level examinations in Bangladesh.^[14][15][16]
• Facilitating Educational links between the United Kingdom and Bangladesh.^[17]
• The British council holds IELTS examinations in Bangladesh, with 15 to 20 thousand students sitting in the examinations every year.^[18] The British Council provides the British Council IELTS Scholarships as of 2016.^[19]
• Increase and the improve the cultural ties between the United Kingdom and Bangladesh.^[20]

• British Council Library has 15,000 books^[21] and has access to 80,000 eBooks and 14,000 journals.^[22]