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Local Media Experiences Impact of ADB Assistance in Bangladesh

INFORMATION M. Rafiquil Islam, Project Implementation Officer, Bangladesh Resident Mission, explaining project components of the Secondary Towns Infrastructure Project to a broadcast journalist

Representatives of the local print and broadcast media visited three projects financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Bangladesh to see firsthand and better understand the development efforts of ADB. The projects visited were the Second Secondary Towns Infrastructure Development Project (STIDP-II) in Sirajganj; Urban Primary Health Care Project (UPHCP) within Dhaka City Corporation; and Titas Gas Field under the Third Natural Gas in Brahmanbaria.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT A beneficiary of the Secondary Towns Infrastructure Development Project being interviewed by the media

Prior to each visit, the Bangaldesh Resident Mission (BRM) held media briefings to provide background information and project handouts.

The project visits were reported in the various local newspapers and television which had participated in the tour.

On STIDP-II, the media reported that ADB assistance has led to drains, roads development; slums improvement; and improvement in the lives of slum women.

HEALTH Jamal Mahmood (left), Head of Social Infrastructure Bangladesh Resident Mission, with journalists at a clinic financed under the Urban Primary Health Care Project

Under the Urban Primary Health Care Project, the media highlighted better healthcare for the poor in city corporations; urban poor's access to improved medicare facilities; and quality healthcare at affordable price in city.

ENERGY Delwar Bakht, Managing Director, Bangladesh Gas Field Company Limited (fourth from right) with the media team at the Tias Gas Field Brahmanbaria

The visit to the gas field in Brahmanbaria, implemented by the Bangladesh Gas Field Company Limited (BGFCL), generated a lot of interest in ADB's involvement in the gas sector in Bangladesh.