Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Bangladesh government signs an agreement of $11 million in loan to develop water supply and sanitation priority in urban area of the country.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 271.84 million euros ($300 million equivalent) loan for a project to expand transmission lines in greater Dhaka and the western zone of Bangladesh.

Asian Development Bank will fund the expansion of the country’s four highways into four lanes. The highways are Dhaka-Sylhet, Rangpur-Banglabandha, Rangpur-Bhurimari and Barishal-Faridpur.

The impasse over financing of the expansion of 214-kilometre Dhaka-Sylhet Highway into four lanes is likely to end soon, as Asian Develop-ment Bank has given “consent” to fund the project, officials said.

Asian Development Bank’s strategy going forward will be to respond to the changing needs of the Asia and the Pacific region, says its President Takehiko Nakao.

In a word to the wise, ADB President Takehiko Nakao yesterday advised countries to scrupulously evaluate the merits of a project before approaching China for funding under its flagship Belt and Road Initiative.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launches the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region.

Bangladesh’s capacity to implement large volumes of infrastructure projects will be the main stumbling block to realising the country’s growth ambitions, says a top official of the Asian Development Bank.

Lightning arresters, a low-cost technology, can be adopted all over the country to save lives and stop undue human damages from lightning strikes, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Bangladesh’s economy will grow at 8 per cent in the fiscal 2019, Asian Development Bank has said in its bright outlook for the economy.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh sign agreement for $50 million in loan to promote microenterprise development for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh sign agreements for $200 million in loans to improve the rural road network in Bangladesh.

The Power Division is now waiting for a positive note from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) about its financing to implement a 50MW floating solar project in the Kaptai Lake, official sources say.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of over $200 million to improve rural road networks that may benefit 51.5 million

The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approves a $500 million loan to support Bangladesh’s Fourth Primary Education Development Programme that aims to provide quality education to all children from pre-primary to grade 5.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved additional loan financing of $110 million for a project on urban healthcare services in Bangladesh.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering grant support to Bangladesh to help tackle Rohingya crisis.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the United Kingdom launch the Asia Regional Trade and Connectivity Fund (ARTCF) from which Bangladesh will be benefited.

The Asian Development Bank projects 7 percent economic growth for Bangladesh for the current fiscal year, much below than the government’s provisional estimate of 7.65 percent.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao says ADB’s Country Partnership Strategy for Bangladesh proposes total assistance of $8 billion, including for nonsovereign operations, for 2016–2020.