Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- At least 2,200 NGOs in Bangladesh are at risk of funding shortages as donor countries cut allocations for development assistance, according to a study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).

The findings were presented at a seminar titled "Bidesh-Nirvorota Periye: Bangladesh NGO Orthayoner Bhobisyat" [Beyond Foreign Dependence: The Future of NGO Financing in Bangladesh] at the BIDS conference room in Agargaon on Tuesday.

BIDS Research Director Kazi Iqbal presented a summary of the study.

The study said foreign aid is declining rapidly across the world on a sustained basis.

"In 2025, development assistance from wealthier countries fell by 23 percent in real terms, the largest annual decline ever," it...