A national Working Group on Early Childhood Development (ECD), consisting of Government and non-Government representatives, have decided to locate the Secretariat of the national Early Childhood Development network at the Early Childhood Development Resource Centre (ECDRC) of BU, Institute of Educational Development (BU-IED).
The ECD Network has developed a directory and website for sharing information, programs and activities in Bangladesh. The official inauguration of the ECD Directory and Network took place on September 07, 2005 at BIAM auditorium with the presence of the Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, the representatives of UNICEF and Save the Children, USA, and participants from over one hundred organizations active in ECD.