Information of the Organization Voluntary Association for Rural Development (VARD) is a national Non-Government Organization (NGO), established in January 20, 1988 with the initiative of founder and Executive Director and former UN volunteer Mr. Amranul Hoque Kamal. VARD runs major part of its integrated development activities from Sylhet Office, located in the divisional headquarter of Sylhet division, northeast part of the country. VARD also implements project’s activities and maintain communication and liaison with donor agencies and other related organizations from Dhaka Office in the capital city of Bangladesh.
Chief Executive	: Mr. Amranul Hoque Kamal
Designation	: Executive Director
The date of inception	: January 20, 1988
Legal status
To ensure legal validity, VARD has obtained the following registrations from the respective Department of Government of Bangladesh (GOB):
(A) Department of Social Service
Registration No: Syl-158/88
Dated: 17 th November 1988
(B) NGO Affairs Bureau (Foreign Donation)
Registration No.: # 387
Dated: 13th December 1990 (Last renewal date: 15-12-2005 )
(C) Directorate of Family Planning
Area allocation renewal approval letter under the Directorate of Family Planning
Renewal No.  52/06
Dated : 22nd  August 2006
(D) Joint Stock Companies, Bangladesh
Societies ACT Registration  No. : S-2442 (35)/2000
Dated: 7th August 2000
(E) Micro Credit Regulatory Authority
Registration No. : 0000052
Dated : 5th September 2007