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Sustainable Power Sector Development Program (Project) Building on the first power sector development program approved in 2003, the policy loan aims to provide further support and incentives to the Government for power sector reform activities through financial stabilization of sector entities and their improved governance. The investment loan will be linked to the ongoing power sector reforms and will expand power supply capacity, enhance transmission network reliability, and improved quality of supply in Dhaka and surrounding areas. The entire exercise of the Sustainable Power Sector Development Program is to support economic growth of the country and gradually relieve the Government of financially supporting the power sector.
Rural Connectivity Improvement Project The RCIP will improve the road network connecting the rural population to agriculture value chain development zones in Bangladesh. The project was prepared under the project design advance. Investments will be made to (i) upgrade about 1,700 kilometers of rural roads to all-weather standards in 34 districts located in five divisions; (ii) improve the capacity of the rural infrastructure agency to address institutional constraints relating to rural road development; and (iii) finance enhancements to the national rural road master plan to enable the selection of priority rural roads for improvement using a geographic information system covering the entire country.
Secondary Education Sector Investment Program - Tranche 2 ADB and the Government of Bangladesh are working together to help secondary school students gain the skills needed to obtain quality jobs and move the country forward.
The Secondary Education Sector Investment Program is helping Bangladesh's secondary schools become more efficient, equitable and higher-quality. This includes the use of information and communication technology, as well as vocational programs, teacher training and the improvement of exams. Poor students are being assisted under the program and equity between the education of girls and boys is a key focus.
Climate-Resilient Inclusive Development Program (Subprogram 1) Climate and geophysical hazard risks, along with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, threatens Bangladesh's development. Climate actions are essential for Bangladesh to end absolute poverty, gain upper middle-income status by 2031, and achieve the government's Vision 2041. The government's climate priorities are articulated in the Nationally Determined Contributions 2021-Updated (NDC-U) update, 2021; National Adaptation Plan (NAP), 20232050; Delta Plan, 2100; and Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan, 20222041. The proposed policy-based loan (PBL) will help the government implement its climate priorities, particularly those in NAP and the NDC-U. It is aligned with the Paris Agreement's climate goals and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) country partnership strategy for Bangladesh, 20212025 to promote green growth and climate resilience. The PBL is structured in coordination with development partners, with expected cofinancing from Agence Française de Développement, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and Korea Export Import Bank. The PBL supports ADB Strategy 2030's operational priorities: (i) addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities; (ii) accelerating progress in gender equality; (iii) tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability; (iv) making cities more livable; (v) promoting rural development and food security; and (vi) strengthening governance and institutional capacity.
Secondary Education Sector Development Program (Project) The overall objective is to contribute to poverty reduction in Bangladesh by improving the quality of and increasing access to secondary education. Relevant and quality education will support the continued social and economic development of Bangladesh and expand employment opportunities for its population. The three major components: (i) increasing accountability and transparency in secondary education management, (ii) improving the quality of education, and (iii) improving equity of access to secondary education.
Strengthening Social Resilience Program (Subprogram 1) The proposed program aims to support the Government of Bangladesh in strengthening the social resilience of its people. The programmatic approach, consisting of two subprograms, is proposed to design and support sequenced policy packages and to enhance the inclusiveness and responsiveness of social development in Bangladesh
Bibiyana II Gas Power Project The Project involves design, engineering, construction and operation of a 341MW combined cycle gas-fired power plant.

The Project will alleviate a severe power shortage adversely impacting the country's economic growth and poverty reduction efforts by adding 341 MW of greenfield power capacity generating cleaner, efficient, reliable and affordable electricity. The Project will also stimulate the economy by purchasing local goods and services and creating jobs for qualified locals in the Project area and in the country.

The Project will also catalyze, private sector investment in power generation in Bangladesh, using a public-private partnership framework.
Power System Efficiency Improvement Project The draft power sector master plan 2010, updated 2016, identifies the need to add 11 CCPPs each with 450 MW capacity by 2016. The proposed Ashuganj 450 MW plant (part A) can be considered one of these CCPPs. Further, the government has identified the proposed plant as a priority project in its expansion plan. The economic cost of electricity supply from the Ashuganj CCPP is similar to or lower than those of a coal-fired power plant (based on the costs taken from the master plan), confirming that the proposed plant is among the least-cost options for generating new capacity. CCPP design will use the latest commercially available technology to harness the maximum benefit of energy efficiency. Part B of the project will demonstrate renewable energy technologies and their application for long-term large-scale penetration into the Bangladesh power system. The sub components in part B use solar photovoltaic, wind power and LEDs, which are commercially proven technologies. Additional financing will be utilized for installation of 2,000 solar irrigation pumps in ten different districts of Bangladesh.
Power System Expansion and Efficiency Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 3 Tranche 3 will cover investments in generation system expansion and efficiency improvement, transmission system enhancement, and demand side energy efficiency improvement.
Good Governance Program The Good Governance Program is expected to contribute to economic growth and enhanced public access to effective public services to the citizens of Bangladesh. The key outcome of the Program will be improved governance and lower incidence of corruption in the public sector of Bangladesh.  This will be reflected in: (i) increased consensus on good governance, integrity and anticorruption reforms in the country; (ii) increased performance of and transparency within key institutions mandated to fight and prevent corruption such as the ACC, judiciary, prosecution, as well as the civil society, and the private sector; (ii) mainstreaming of initiatives on good governance and anticorruption within selected sectoral level agencies vital to public services; and (iv) strengthening of corruption prevention mechanisms such as the Office of Ombudsman, and legal, institutional framework for whistleblower protection, and right to information.
Sustainable Projects in the Textile and Garment Sector ADB will provide a 5-year senior unsecured term loan to Eastern Bank of up to $20 million. The proceeds will be used to finance socially and environmentally sustainable projects in the textile and garment sector. In particular, the proposed loan will finance the construction or expansion of textile and garment factories that meet the high structural, fire, and electrical safety standards required by the accord or the alliance. All sub-borrowers will be required to consider energy efficiency and be encouraged to select energy efficient designs and equipment for the sub-projects.
South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Railway Connectivity: Akhaura-Laksam Double Track Project The project will support the Government of Bangladesh in upgrading the 72-kilometer (km) Akhaura-Laksam section of the Dhaka-Chittagong railway corridor to a double track railway line with modern signaling equipment. The section is part of a major subregional corridor and the Trans-Asia Railway network. The project will also (i) improve 11 railway stations and (ii) strengthen the capacity of the railway sector in project management and implementation as well as in accessing climate mitigation funds. By increasing the capacity of a major international trade corridor, the project will boost the national economy and facilitate subregional cooperation and trade. The project was endorsed by the SASEC Trade Facilitation and Transport Working Group in a meeting held in Singapore on 30 October 2013.
Coastal Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Project This project is proposed under the Government of Bangladesh's Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR), prepared under the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR). The PPCR is a part of the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF)  within the Climate Investment Funds (CIF),  to pilot and demonstrate ways to mainstream climate resilience in development planning and management. The SPCR was approved by the PPCR Sub-committee on 10 November 2010. Led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank and International Finance Corporation, proposed investments in the Bangladesh SPCR will focus on improving coastal embankments, rural connectivity, water supply and sanitation, promoting public-private financing, and capacity building for mainstreaming climate resilience, and knowledge management. As one of the projects approved for enhanced climate resilience under the SPCR, the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Improvement in Coastal Zone Project will improve livelihoods in the rural coastal districts vulnerable to climate variability and change.
South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Chittagong-Cox's Bazar Railway Project, Phase 1 - Tranche 2 The SASEC Chittagong-Cox's Bazar Railway Project, Phase 1 (the Project) will support the government of Bangladesh in constructing the new, 102 kilometers (km) Dohazari-Cox's Bazar section of the Chittagong-Cox's Bazar railway corridor in southeastern Bangladesh. The government is upgrading the 47 km section Chittagong-Dohazari with its own funds. The project will also strengthen the capacity of the railway sector in project management and implementation. By connecting the Cox's Bazar district to Bangladesh's railway network, the project will not only boost the national economy through further development of Cox's Bazar into a major tourist destination, but also facilitate access for the population and products to subregional markets and trade. The Chittagong-Cox's Bazar railway corridor is part of the Trans-Asia Railway network. The project has been endorsed by the SASEC trade facilitation and transport working group meeting held in Tokyo on 26 November 2015.
Padma Multipurpose Bridge Design Project (formerly Padma Multipurpose Bridge Engineering Tehcnical Asisstance Loan) The southwest zone of Bangladesh is separated from other parts of the country, especially from the north central zone where the national capital of Dhaka is located, by the Padma river. Although there have been improvements and developments of the road network of the southwest zone, links with the rest of the country across the Padma river are still via ferries. Transport capacity of ferry services is very limited, and waiting time at ferry ghats is about one hour for buses/light vehicles and two hours for trucks. In addition, riverbanks of the Padma river are very unstable and the river width changes frequently, which results in approach ghats being temporarily depending on the seasons. Therefore, expansion of existing ferry terminals is difficult due to these unstable river conditions. Moreover, there is an urgent need to replace existing dangerous ferry/launch operations between Dhaka and the southwest region by more safety and reliable surface transport system. Overloaded vessels frequently sink in this waterway route passing through near the risky-prone zone of turbulent confluence of the Padma and Meghna rivers.

The social, economic and industrial underdevelopment of the southwest zone, which encompasses Bangladesh's second major port, Mongla, its third main city, Khulna, and the inland port at Benapole, is in part due to difficult access across the Padma river to the rest of the country. If a bridge to cross the Padma River is constructed, it will certainly strengthen the linkage between the southwest and north central zones. A highway bridge, in particular, will improve and enhance the freight and passenger transportation between Dhaka and major points in the southwest zone and contribute substantially to the regional development of the southwest zone as well as to national economic growth.

The TA Loan will assist the Government in preparing the detailed engineering documents and procurement of the Padma Bridge construction.
Second Public-Private Infrastructure Development Facility The Second Public-Private Infrastructure Development Facility (PPIDF II or the Project). PPIDF II builds on the efforts of Public-Private Infrastructure Development Facility (PPIDF I) in helping address the infrastructure deficiencies in Bangladesh by providing long-term debt financing and catalyzing private sector participation through Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL). This will support poverty reduction through enhanced investment, economic growth, and increase in employment opportunities. The design of the Project serves to attract commercial financing for infrastructure projects, thereby reducing the pressure on the public budget. An additional objective of the Project is to help provide the rural population and small to medium enterprises in off-grid areas with access to environment-friendly electricity.

The financing modalities of the Project. PPIDF II comprises two components, namely: (i) component 1 which uses the proceeds from the ordinary capital resources (OCR) sovereign loan of $100 million to provide IDCOL with long-term additional resources for the financing of medium to large-sized private sector-led infrastructure projects with a total project cost of minimum $10 million; and (ii) component 2 which routes the proceeds from the sovereign Asian Development Fund (ADF) loan of $10 million through IDCOL for the further expansion of its successful (Solar Home System (SHS) program which has so far provided financing of more than 2 million SHS (at appraisal) through a microfinance-based, direct sales program in rural off-grid areas to provide households and small businesses with a renewable source of energy. Component 1 will provide funding directly to subborrowers in form of providing long-term loans to infrastructure project while Component 2 will channel funding from IDCOL through participating organizations (POs) to the end-user which are typically households in off-grid areas.
Railway Sector Investment Program - Tranche 3 The objective of the Railway Sector Investment Program is to promote economic growth by improving the performance of the railway sector. This will be done by (i) implementing a program of organizational and policy reforms to improve BR's commercial orientation; and (ii) financing priority investments to overcome capacity bottlenecks in sectors where such investments are both economically and financially viable e.g. the Dhaka-Chittagong corridor.

Impact and Outcome. The impact will be efficient and safe railway transport in Bangladesh and the outcome will be improved railway transport capacity in the main line network of Bangladesh Railway.

Outputs. The outputs will be the commissioning of 50 broad gauge Passenger carriages and 100 meter gauge passenger carriages for Bangladesh Railway's main line network. 

Implementation Arrangements. Bangladesh Railway (BR) will be the executing agency, a dedicated Project Director under the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) for Investment Projects, which was established under the first tranche, will be responsible for the implementation of Tranche 3. 

Readiness for tranche implementation. An Appraisal Report with design documents for the rolling stock was prepared by consultants under Tranche 1 and the bid documents are ready to be issued.
Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Sector Project The Project builds on lessons from previous ADB investments in the small-scale (less than 1,000 hectare [ha]) water resources sector; specifically, the Small-Scale Water 
Resources Development Sector Project (SSW 1), which was implemented from 1996 to 2002 and developed 280 subprojects in the western part of the country. Also, the ongoing Second Small-Scale Water Resources Development Sector Project (SSW 2), which commenced in 2002 and is due to be completed in 2009. This has developed 275 subprojects
in 61 of 64 districts of Bangladesh. The Project will support the development of inclusive water management cooperative associations (WMCAS) that include landowners, land operators, women, fishers, and other vulnerable groups. The WMCAS should have sufficient social and technical capital to undertake small-scale water resources (SSWR) subprojects and to improve system operations. They should have clear financing partnerships and/or cost-sharing mechanisms so they can carry out sustainable maintenance. Within an enabling institutional framework, they should be capable of maximizing their collective potential to increase agriculture production in the subproject areas. The Project will have three outputs: (i) institutional strengthening of government agencies at all levels to support SSWR development; (ii) participatory subprojects, which will include poor and vulnerable groups, and which will enable WMCAs to plan, implement, operate, and maintain subprojects; and (iii) construction and maintenance of up to 270 SSWR subprojects and performance enhancement of up to 150 subprojects (out of 560 completed) from SSW 1 and 2 projects.
Natural Gas Access Improvement Project (formerly Clean Fuel Development Project) The objective of the Project is to increase access to, and reliability of, natural gas supply in Bangladesh through capacity expansion and efficiency improvements in natural gas production, transmission and distribution systems.

The Project comprises four components.

PART A: TRANSMISSION CAPACITY EXPANSION
Part A-1: construction of a 30-inch, approximately 61 kilometer gas transmission pipeline from Ashuganj to Bakhrabad, and the installation of interface metering and regulating stations at selected locations (Monohordi, Dewanbag, Kutumbupur, Febi and Barabkundu); and
Part A-2: installation of one compressor with throughput of approximately 1,500 MMCFD in Ashuganj and one compressor with throughput of approximately 500 MMCFD in Elenga.

PART B: SAFETY AND SUPPLY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OF TITAS GAS FIELD
Part B-1: detailed investigation, design and implementation of safety measures to control gas seepage at problematic wells
Part B-2: drill four appraisal cum development wells, and design and construction of related processing plants

PART C: ACCESS IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTH WESTERN REGION
Construction of approximately 845 kilometer 2 inch to 20 inch distribution pipelines in the Borrower's south western region, comprising the districts of Kushtia, Jhenidah, Jessore, Khulna and Bagerhat (including Mongla).

PART D: SUPPLY AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT
Pilot a remote sensing metering system for industrial consumers and a prepaid metering system for domestic consumers within TGTDCL's gas distribution franchise area. TGTDCL will develop a list of project proposals to stimulate investments in gas use efficiency among its consumers, particularly industrial consumers.
Second City Region Development Project The project will support development in the city regions of Dhaka and Khulna by building on infrastructure and capacity building initiatives implemented during the first City Region Development Project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The project will finance crucial infrastructure in urban and peri-urban areas to stimulate growth and improve livability in Dhaka and Khulna, two densely populated and rapidly growing city regions in Bangladesh. The project will also continue strengthening project development capacity, sustainable service delivery, and community awareness.
Rupsha 800-Megawatt Combined Cycle Power Plant Project The project targets improving energy security in Bangladesh. It will increase availability of efficient and cleaner energy by developing a state-of-the-art power plant with 800-megawatt (MW) generation capacity using cleaner and highly efficient power generation technology. The project also envisages the construction of associated natural gas supply and power transmission infrastructure facilities, as well as strengthening of the institutional capacity and overall business process of the project's executing agency, North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL), to efficiently plan and operate power plants.
Chattogram Hill Tracts Inclusive and Resilient Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project The project will provide safely managed, inclusive and resilient drinking water, sanitation, and solid waste management (SWM) services in Bandarban, Lama, and Rangamati towns in the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) area of Bangladesh and improve projects design quality and readiness in other towns and economic zones for future water sector investments. It will (i) adopt climate-resilient and gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) designs, (ii) improve institutional capacity, and (iii) promote behavioral change to maximize project impact and sustainability.
Public Expenditure Support Facility Program and Countercyclical Support Facility Support Program - PESF The objective of the PESF is to accelerate reforms that are essential for long-term economic growth while also improving service delivery for social protection. The CSF will supplement the PESF by providing support to scale up the Government's countercyclical development program.
Second Strengthening Social Resilience Program (Subprogram 1) The Government of Bangladesh has committed social protection as one of its most prioritized agenda. The government formulated the National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) in 2015 to provide a long-term vision of developing an inclusive social protection system. Aligned with the NSSS, Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided the first Strengthening Social Resilience Program (SSRP) in 2021 to enhance inclusiveness and responsiveness of social protection in Bangladesh. The first SSRP helped the government increase the coverage of social protection, improve financial inclusion of disadvantaged people, and strengthen response to diverse protection needs. Building on the first SSRP's achievements, the proposed program will further support the government in enhancing protective and preventive social protection, aligned with Phase II Action Plan of NSSS (2021-2026).