Office of the Controller General of Accounts explained

Office of the Controller General of Accounts
Formation:	1985
Headquarters:	Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:	Bangladesh
Language:	Bengali

The Office of the Controller General of Accounts (Bengali:) is an autonomous government agency responsible for compilation and consolidation of government accounts. It is headquartered in Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Bangladesh.^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

The Office of the Controller General of Accounts was established in 1985 through an office memo of the Finance Division under the Ministry of Finance. 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.^{[4] [5]} According to a study by Transparency International Bangladesh there were 23 specific incidents of corruption in the Office of the Controller General of Accounts.^[6] The Office of the Controller General of Accounts sometimes collaborates with the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Controller General of Accounts . old.cga.gov.bd . 25 June 2018 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20181114000441/http://old.cga.gov.bd/ . 14 November 2018 . dead .
2. News: Change in pension rules on cards to reduce hassle . 25 June 2018 . The Daily Star . 29 August 2008 . en.
3. News: Online VAT system must be secure: analysts . 25 June 2018 . The Daily Star . 30 March 2016 . en.
4. News: NBR digging out revenue data mismatch with CGA . 25 June 2018 . The Daily Star . 16 March 2018 . en.
5. News: Jt body to form long-term framework . 25 June 2018 . New Age . en.
6. News: TIB finds graft at CGA office . 25 June 2018 . The Daily Star . en.
7. News: Seminar points to anti-graft law reforms . 25 June 2018 . The Daily Star . 10 December 2010 . en.