Starting with 17 charter members in Rotary Club of Dhaka in 1937, Rotary in Bangladesh has made phenomenal growth in the last 86 years. Rotary Clubs of Chittagong (1952-53), Narayanganj (1953-54), Khulna (1957-58), Mymensingh (1957-58), Dhaka North (1967-68) and Comilla (1968-69) were the first six Rotary Clubs sponsored by RC Dhaka, which pioneered the growth of over 450 Rotary Clubs in the two Rotary Districts 3281 and 3282, with a membership of over 12,000 Rotarians serving the community,