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15 Nov 2012
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ADB Lends $25 Million to Build Three Food Plants in Bangladesh

(Left to right) Philip Erquiaga, Director General, ADB's Private Sector Operations; and Uzma Chowdhury, Group CFO, PRAN DHAKA, BANGLADESH – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed an agreement to lend $25.1 million to Bangladesh’s largest food manufacturer, the PRAN group, to help the firm build three food manufacturing plants. “The new plants will source...
1 Oct 2012
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ADB, Partners to Help Protect Rural Bangladesh from Climate Impacts

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and partners will fund infrastructure upgrades to cushion vulnerable rural communities in Bangladesh from the worsening impacts of climate change. “Rural coastal districts in Bangladesh are among the most exposed to increasingly severe cyclones, floods, and rising sea levels linked to climate change,” said Rezaul Khan, ADB team...
11 May 2012
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ADB to Help Improve Environment by Financing Cleaner Brick Kilns

DHAKA, BANGLADESH – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $50 million in loans to help improve the environment by financing more energy-efficient brick kilns in Bangladesh. “Brick-making is one of the biggest polluting industries in the country,” said Anqian Huang, Finance Specialist in the Public Management, Finance Sector, and Trade Division of ADB’s South Asia Department. “By...
4 Apr 2012
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Bangladesh Designing Major Expressway With ADB Support

DHAKA, BANGLADESH -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping the Government of Bangladesh design a new expressway between Dhaka and Chittagong to boost trade and ease congestion on the existing highway linking the two cities. The expressway will be the first project in the country's transport sector to be developed under a public-private partnership. "Once completed...
2 Apr 2012
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Teacher Training To Further Improve In Bangladesh With ADB Support

DHAKA, BANGLADESH -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $70 million in loans for further improvements to the quality of training for secondary school teachers in Bangladesh, which should improve the overall quality of education in the country. "Education is one of the pillars of development. This project will strengthen teachings, and help deliver quality education that...