About BRM
| New Year's Day |
1 January, Monday |
| Eid-ul-Azha |
2-3 January* |
| Language Martyr's Day |
21 February |
| Independence Day |
26 March |
| Buddha Parnima |
27 May* |
| Eid-ul-Fitr |
15-16 October* |
| Durga Puja |
22 October* |
| Christmas Day |
25 December |
*Subject to sighting of moon and Government's decision.
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BRM is
- involved in all stages of portfolio management including administration
of loan and technical assistance (TA) projects, assisting in the
administration of non-delegated loan and TA projects, preparation
of project completion reports (PCRs) and TA completion reports
(TCRs), and administration of private sector projects, and conducting
country portfolio review missions (CPRMs) for Bangladesh portfolio.
- since 1998, responsible for loan disbursement processing functions
of the entire portfolio.
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BRm is responsible for all matters pertaining to country programming,
including
- conducting the country program mission (CPM) and country program
confirmation mission (CPCM)
- preparing the country
strategy and program (CSP) and its annual update
- coordinating with the Government, the South Asia Department,
ADB Manila, and projects divisions
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BRM:
- Prepares the annual Country
Economic Review and Quarterly
Economic Update for Bangladesh, Bangladesh section on
ADO, and
undertakes sector studies. The economic and sector work program
forms the basis for ADB's support of policy reforms, capacity
building, and institutional strengthening.
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BRM:
- Participates in the processing of all projects in Bangladesh
- Provides significant inputs in the policy dialogue with the
government
- Interacts with the executing agencies to resolve project implementation
constraints
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BRM:
- Maintains and facilitates extensive coordination and consultation
with the donors on operational matters.
- Chairs three Local Consultation Group (LCG) sub-group meetings:
energy, project implementation, and urban sectors; and co-chairs
the LCG sub-group on transport sector.
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BRM:
- Facilitates NGO coordination in close consultation and interactions
with the apex body and umbrella organizations of local NGOs and
other major NGOs.
- Maintains a data base of local NGOs
- Facilitates government-NGO cooperation in project implementation
and related matters.
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BRM:
- Disseminates information on ADB activities
- Helps strengthen media coverage of ADB's operations in Bangladesh
- Organizes press conferences
- Maintains a library of ADB and other publications
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