Bangladesh Accreditation Council

Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) () is an autonomous government agency responsible to accredit higher education institutes and academic program offering entities for quality assurance leading to international recognition.
History.
The council is established under the Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act, 2017. Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act, 2017 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh in March 2017. Mesbahuddin Ahmed was appointed as the first chairman of the council in August 2018. Education minister Dipu Moni inaugurated the office of Bangladesh Accreditation Council at Mohakhali in May 2019. The appointment of four full-time members of the council was completed in June 2019. The first council meeting was held at BAC office, Mohakhali on December 22, 2019.