Official language Bengali | Region served Bangladesh | |
Formation 1952 (In Pakistan Period)Reformation =1973 Website Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation | ||
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation is a specialized public financial institution that finances the construction and renovation of houses in urban areas of Bangladesh and is located in Paltan, Dhaka.
History
The institution was set up in 1973 under presidential orders. It gives loans for only individual home construction and has faced criticism for giving loans mostly to government employees. It is headquartered in a 10 storey building in Paltan, Dhaka. In 2013 Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh tried to burn down the institutions headquarters and vandalized 12 cars.
References
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA