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Overview

Delay in implementation of development projects continues to constrain Bangladesh’s development.

ADB's country partnership strategy (CPS) for 2011-2015 emphasizes the need to design projects that are better prepared for implementation. This means projects that are simpler, taking into consideration capacity constraints, and including covenants that are realistic, focused, and properly sequenced.

Fast Facts

151.82 (2012)
Population in millions

1.4% (2010-2012)
Annual population growth

31.5% (2010)
Population living below the national poverty line

Fact Sheet

Proposed Projects

1 Apr 2013 45376-001: Capacity Building for Portfolio Management Project
27 Mar 2013 47095-001: Public-Private Partnership Program Mainstreaming Support
15 Mar 2013 39295-013: Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project
22 Jan 2013 40559-013: Second Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project
28 Sep 2012 44212-013: Coastal Towns Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Approved Projects

22 Apr 2013 26427-013: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection (Phase 2)
22 Apr 2013 32234-023: MFF - Railway Sector Investment Program (Subproject 1)
22 Apr 2013 34418-013: Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management
22 Apr 2013 35242-013: Gas Transmission and Development Project
22 Apr 2013 39432-013: Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Sector Project
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ADB Lending

Amount ($M) / %
Sector (No. of loans)
2,078.55 / 14.68
Agriculture (60)
 
1,287.16 / 9.09
Education (20)
 
3,410.25 / 24.09
Energy (38)
 
751.73 / 5.31
Finance (21)
 
164.10 / 1.16
Health (5)
 
585.80 / 4.14
Industry and Trade (17)
 
919.85 / 6.50
Public Sector (6)
 
3,003.70 / 21.22
Transport and ICT (41)
 
909.10 / 6.42
Water Supply (16)
 
1,046.70 / 7.39
Multisector (11)
 
14,156.94 / 100.00
TOTAL (235)
Cumulative as of 31 December 2012

Publications

Apr 2013 Asian Development Bank and Bangladesh: Fact Sheet

Apr 2013 ADB Annual Report 2012

Apr 2013 Asian Development Outlook 2013: Asia's Energy Challenge

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News Releases

22 Apr 2013 ADB, Japan Seek Affordable Crop Insurance for Bangladesh Farmers
22 Apr 2013 ADB Assistance Tops $21.5 Billion in 2012
9 Apr 2013 Developing Asia's Growth Steps Up to 6.6% in 2013
9 Apr 2013 Asia's Future Prosperity Requires Major Change in Energy Use
6 Mar 2013 Clean Technologies Could Cut South Asia Emissions by a Fifth by 2020 at Little Cost
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Economic Update

Bangladesh Quarterly Economic Update - September-December 2012

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