Bangladesh has one of the largest primary education systems in the world. The strong national commitment to education over the past decades is evident in the rapid growth in participation and completion rates and strong overall growth in the primary education system.

The Asian Development Bank approved the Secondary Education Sector Development Project in 2006 to strengthen management, enhance quality, and improve equity and access to secondary education. This brief provides an overview of the Secondary Education Sector Development Project in Bangladesh.

A feasibility study in 1990 identified the necessity of a second east-west power interconnector from Ashuganj to Sirajganj. The primary objective was to meet the growing demand in the northern and western parts of the country by transmitting less costly electric power from the east. This brief provides an overview of the Second East-West Electrical Interconnector Under West Zone Power System Development Project in Bangladesh.

The Asian Development Bank approved the Northwest Crop Diversification Project in 2000 to help increase income of small and marginal farmers by cultivating high-value crops and adopting appropriate modern production technologies and improved marketing. This brief provides an overview of the Northwest Crop Diversification Project in Bangladesh.

Following the success of the Participatory Livestock Development Project completed in 2003, the Asian Development Bank approved the Second Participatory Livestock Development Project in 2003 to improve individual and community capabilities to develop and manage income-generating activities in livestock raising, through technical and social development training programs; microfinance and technical services for livestock enterprise development; building capacity of the Department of Livestock Services; and supporting the project's implementing and management agencies.

In 2002, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Sector Project with the aim of helping selected municipalities enhance accountability in municipal management and strengthen capabilities in municipal services; develop and expand physical infrastructure and urban services to increase economic opportunities; and reduce vulnerability to environmental degradation, poverty, and natural hazards. This brief provides an overview of the Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project in Bangladesh.

Improved access to water supply and sanitation facilities has significantly reduced hardship and saved time for small town residents.

This brief gives an overview of a project that will support solar power development in a cost-effective manner in India with the development of a reliable evacuation system for power from the Charangka Solar Park.

This brief gives an overview of a project that successfully restructured postsecondary education to increase educational opportunities for the domestic labor force and help reduce the supply-demand gap of the educated labor force in key economic sectors.

An ADB project ensures decentralized primary health care service provision through city corporations and municipalities and provides primary health care services. through partnership agreements with nongovernment organizations