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Edimon Ginting new ADB country director...

ADB appoints new country director for...

Bangladesh

Tue, Oct 5 2021

Ginting has 22 years of professional experience, including about 14 years in ADB

ADB provides $250 million more for Bangladesh's...

ADB provides $250m more for BD

Business

Mon, Oct 4 2021

The program will facilitate sustainable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, generate employment, and...

New ADB country partnership strategy...

New ADB country partnership strategy...

Business

Mon, Oct 4 2021

ADB will further expand its private sector operations in Bangladesh and continue to leverage a high level...

Dhaka-Sylhet highway: ADB, government...

ADB, govt ink first tranche deal of...

Economy

Mon, Oct 4 2021

The Dhaka–Sylhet corridor, once completed, will support a new trade route that connects Chittagong...

Dhaka Bank joins ADB’s trade and supply...

Dhaka Bank joins ADB’s trade and supply...

Business

Tue, Sep 28 2021

ADB will provide Dhaka Bank with guarantees to cover all or part of the risks associated with Dhaka Bank's...

ADB to give $250m for Bangladesh’s economic...

ADB okays $250m for BD recovery

Business

Sat, Sep 25 2021

The program will also widen access to finance for women entrepreneurs, particularly those running...

ADB launches new partnership strategy...

ADB launches new partnership...

Business

Tue, Sep 21 2021

Launches new CPS with lending up to $12 billion

ADB’s blue bond aims to protect ocean...

ADB’s blue bond aims to protect ocean...

Business

Wed, Sep 15 2021

‘If action in one country can bring many countries to their knees, the opposite is also true: the...

ADB: Pandemic threatens Asia-Pacific's...

Pandemic threatens Asia-Pacific's progress...

Asia-Pacific

Tue, Aug 24 2021

As unemployment rates increased the region also lost about 8% of work hours, affecting poorer households...

Cabinet body approves proposal for 30...

Cabinet body approves proposal for 30...

Parliament

Wed, Aug 4 2021

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the meeting

Shixin Chen: ADB will always stand beside...

Shixin Chen: ADB will always stand beside...

Bangladesh

Thu, Jul 1 2021

The lending agency recently approved a loan package of $940 million for Bangladesh to purchase Covid-19...

Govt, ADB ink $250m loan deal to strengthen...

Govt, ADB ink $250m loan deal to strengthen...

Bangladesh

Tue, Jun 22 2021

The initiative will include institutional, policy reforms to address cross-sector issues of Bangladesh’s...

ED: Strengthening our social...

ED: Strengthening our social...

Editorial

Sun, Jun 20 2021

It is crucial now to focus on developing expansive social safety nets that will be able to cover a majority...

ADB tax hub to enhance domestic resource...

ADB tax hub to amp resource...

Business

Mon, May 3 2021

ADB is establishing a secretariat to operationalize the hub

ADB projects 5.5% to 6% GDP growth for...

ADB projects 5.5% to 6% GDP growth for...

Bangladesh

Wed, Apr 28 2021

Bangladesh coped up reasonably well against the pandemic and the economy showed early signs of recovery,...

Bangladesh has been a ringing success...

Bangladesh has been a ringing success...

Business

Thu, Apr 8 2021

Says Manmohan Parkash, the country director of ADB, in his exclusive interview with Dhaka...

OP-ED: Building Asia-Pacific's sustainable...

OP-ED: Building Asia-Pacific's sustainable...

Business

Wed, Feb 3 2021

If fully implemented, December’s pledge could kickstart an unprecedented shift toward ocean...

OP-ED: The shape of recovery

OP-ED: The shape of recovery

Jyoti Rahman

Fri, Jan 22 2021

Once a vaccine is rolled out, we may get a strong rebound

ADB approves $0.5m to improve Bangladesh’s...

ADB approves $0.5m to improve business...

Banks

Wed, Dec 16 2020

The assistance comes as an addition to an earlier grant of $2 million approved in 2018

ADB retains growth forecast of 6.8%...

ADB retains growth forecast of 6.8%...

Economy

Thu, Dec 10 2020

But the road ahead is paved with risks for the second wave of COVID-19 in major export destinations

Developing Asia to contract by 0.4%...

Developing Asia to contract in 2020,...

South Asia

Thu, Dec 10 2020

Recovery in Southeast Asia continues to lag as virus containment efforts in the larger economies hamper...