Bangladesh and ADB
In the Spotlight
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Using Input-Output Analysis Framework to Explain Economic Diversification and Structural Transformation in Bangladesh
Understanding the interlinkages of firms and sectors in the production process and how that leads to higher value added and trade growth has attracted increasing interest.
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How a solar 'swarm' can boost electricity access in rural Bangladesh
The humble solar home system, comprising in its simplest form a panel and battery, has helped millions of families in developing Asia gain access to electricity. In off-grid areas and poor communities, this setup provides a household with enough power for basic needs such as lighting, running a fan, or charging mobile phones.
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Making Health Care Affordable for the Urban Poor in Bangladesh
Maternity clinics run under a public–private partnership are making quality health care a reality in Dhaka’s slum communities.
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Bangladesh: Development Effectiveness Brief 2017
ADB has been contributing to economic development and reforms in Bangladesh, with a cumulative assistance of 265 loans and 419 technical assistance projects as of December 2016.
From 1990 to 2015, Bangladesh halved its incidence of poverty - meeting one of its core Millennium Development Goals - and gained lower-middle-income status in 2015. The country’s economic growth has been robust over the past decade, and was almost double the global average in the fiscal year that ended on 30 June 2015.
In 2015, the Government of Bangladesh developed its Seventh Five-Year Plan. The plan covers FY2016-FY2020 and aims for Bangladesh to reach the middle-income level by 2021.
In recent years, ADB development efforts in Bangladesh have focused on energy security, transport services and connectivity, education and skills development, water resources management, urban infrastructure, and finance.
Bangladesh is a member of the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program.
Latest
This book looks at how low-income households and small firms access financial services in Asia.
Financial Inclusion, Regulation, and Education: Asian Perspectives
ADB Loans to Boost Urban Governance, Infrastructure in Bangladesh
ADB's Board of Directors has approved a loan package totaling $200 million to strengthen urban infrastructure, service delivery, and governance in Bangladesh’s pourashavas (municipalities).
Small and medium-sized enterprises face information asymmetries that hinder access to finance.
Solutions for SMEs’ difficulties in accessing finance: Asian experiences
Projects in Bangladesh
Proposed
- People's Republic of Bangladesh: Support for Economic Data Development and Research to Facilitate Evidence-Based Policy-Making
- City Region Development Project II
- Railway Rolling Stock Operations Improvement Project
- Regional Power Generation and Transmission Project (formerly Energy Efficiency Improvement Project II)
- Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project - Additional Financing
Approved/Active
- Third Public-Private Infrasctructure Development Facility-Tranche 1
- Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project - Additional Financing
- Third Public-Private Infrastructure Development Facility
- Southwest Transmission Grid Expansion Project
- Bangladesh Power System Enhancement and Efficiency Improvement Project
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1.3%
Average annual population growth rate in Bangladesh (2011-2016)
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159.89
Population in Bangladesh, in millions (2016)
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31.5%
Population living below the national poverty line in Bangladesh (2015)
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176
Maternal mortality ratio in Bangladesh, per 100,000 live births (2015)
