Consumers Association of Bangladesh, (CAB)

Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), a non-government and non-profit voluntary

organization, was founded in 1978 and got its registration with the Department of Social
Services in 1983 and with the NGO Affairs Bureau in 1986. Since its inception CAB has
been organizing programmes and activities for promotion and protection of the rights and
interests of the general consumers in the country.
The major areas of CAB activities are consumer information and education, monitoring of
market prices and qualities of essential commodities and services, complaints
handling and providing legal support, campaign for promotion & protection of breast feeding,
price stability of essentials, anti-tobacco movement, road safety, safe environment, safe food
and commodities, research and studies on consumer issues and problems, representation and
lobbying with policy makers, government and non-govt. agencies for enactment of Consumer
Protection Law (CPL) and on various other consumer issues and problems for consumers`
protection.
CABs involvement in Consumer Education consists of discussion meetings as well as
training programmes. The former was conducted according to the various groups such as
teachers, students, journalists, lawyers, business leaders, religious leaders, women leaders,
trade union leaders, housewives, NGO workers and social activists. The following are
activities by CAB on Consumer Education:

The formation of Consumer Education Volunteer Groups in urban and rural areas.
Training and orientation of Consumer Education Group (CEG) members who then
organize group meetings to discuss issues pertaining to consumer rights and
consumers interest.
Training and orientation programmes on consumerism, consumer rights and related
issues for NGO workers, teachers, students, women leaders, journalists, social and
consumer activists.
A national seminar on the role of teachers in the promotion and protection of
consumer rights in the country at the National Press Club, Dhaka on 11 April 1996.
Based on the observations and recommendations of the participants, CAB prepared a
project proposal on Consumer Education Programme in primary and secondary
schools.