13. Report and Declaration.-
(1) At the end of each Financial Year each NGO and individual, in the prescribed manner, shall
submit before the Director General, an annual statement containing activities performed in the
said Financial Year;
(2) The Director General, if required, can call for any explanation of any of the information provided
in the annual report submitted by the NGO or individual, and such NGO and individual shall be
bound to supply the same to the Director General;
(3) Unless any individual or NGO is exempted by a written order of the Government, each individual
or NGO undertaking and conducting voluntary activities fully or partially funded by foreign
donation, shall submit to the Director General, a Declaration within the time frame and in the
manner prescribed by him and such Declaration shall contain the amount received as foreign
donation, its source and utilization.
14. Offences.- If any NGOs or Individual violates any provision of this Act or any rules or orders
promulgated hereunder, Or pass any malicious and indecent (Derogatory and reproachful)
comments regarding the constitution of Bangladesh or any constitutional institutions or engage it in
any anti state activities or in financing, patronizing or supporting militancy and terrorist activities or
having involvement with women and children trafficking or smuggling of narcotics and arms then it
shall be treated to be an offence under the law for the time being in force.
15. Punishment for Offences. –(1) If any offence is committed under Section 14, the Director General
may
(a) by issuing a letter, direct the said NGO or individual to be cautioned or rectified within the
time specified therein.
(b) in the prescribed manner, cancel or postpone the registration accorded by the Bureau in
favor of the said NGO or stop the voluntary activities undertaken by the said NGO or
individuals
(c )In case the NGO or the Individuals commit an offence of receiving foreign donation without
permission or approval as the case may be, the Director General may, in the prescribed
manner, realize fine equivalent to any amount between the amount of foreign donation so
received and the amount three times of the received foreign donations.
(d) may take necessary action in order to punish the concerned NGO or individual under
prevalent laws of the country
(2) Penal action may be taken against any official of any NGO if he/she commits any offence under
this Act:
Provided that if any person can prove that the offence was not committed within his/her
knowledge or he/she had taken sufficient preventive measures so that the offence could not be
committed, in such cases the person concerned shall not be punishable for such offence.
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