ADB Bangladesh

25/08/2026

25/08/2026

Qingfeng Zhang is ADB's new Country Director for Bangladesh.

A national of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Zhang will oversee ADB's operations in the country, strengthen ties with the Government, lead policy dialogue with stakeholders, and guide the next country partnership strategy.

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19/08/2026

ADB President Masato Kanda met with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi today to discuss the economic and political shifts reshaping Asia and the Pacific.

The meeting underscored the enduring partnership between ADB and Japan, a founding member and one of the bank’s largest shareholders.

17/08/2026

ADB to help Bangladesh become a trillion-dollar economy by 2034: Yingming Yang

Yingming Yang visited Bangladesh on 9-13 August and held senior-level consultations on ADB's next Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), sustaining policy dialogue on key reform and investment priorities, and supporting the operationalization of the Integrated Growth Network Development (IGND) initiati...

13/08/2026

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13/08/2026

From Vision to Investment: Advancing Bangladesh’s Integrated Growth Network

A major milestone for Bangladesh’s next chapter of development.

Following ADB President Masato Kanda’s meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in May on the Integrated Growth Network Development (IGND) initiative, ADB and the Government of Bangladesh are working together to translate this shared vision into investment and action.

On 11 August in Chattogram, ADB Vice-President Yingming Yang and the Honorable Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury led a major dissemination event for IGND—building on earlier outreach in Bogura, Rangpur, and Cox’s Bazar.

The scale of the ambition is significant. IGND is envisioned as part of a broader 20-year development effort requiring around $80 billion in investment, spanning 44 districts and potentially benefiting more than 120 million people.

It aims to connect growth centers with infrastructure, markets, skills, services, and investment—strengthening transport and logistics, energy, agribusiness, urban development, river restoration, human capital, and regional and digital connectivity.

The goal is to unlock private investment, create quality jobs, raise productivity and competitiveness, and promote more balanced and resilient growth across Bangladesh.

ADB intends to provide $5 billion over five years to support IGND, helping catalyze early implementation and translate the vision into bankable investments and tangible development outcomes.

Beyond ADB’s own financing, IGND can become a long-term national investment platform, bringing together government, development partners, and the private sector and aligning reforms and financing around Bangladesh’s development priorities.

From connected places to connected opportunities, IGND can help reshape Bangladesh’s economic geography and turn its growth potential into prosperity shared across regions.

04/08/2026

The impacts of the conflict in the Middle East are rippling across Asia and the Pacific.

ADB is responding with $4 billion in financing to help economies weather the impacts: https://ow.ly/jr0150Zu4TM

30/07/2026

Water underpins our health, our food, and our energy.

Speaking at the International Symposium Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Japan's Water Day, ADB President Masato Kanda called for faster investment and reform to protect water across the region.

There's real progress to build on: since 2013, about three in five people have moved out of extreme water insecurity. But the gains are fragile.

A new ADB-administered fund with Japan will help developing economies strengthen disaster preparedness, infrastructure, and water management: https://ow.ly/rhy950ZtH35

30/07/2026

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