Press Releases
Jaya Ahsan reappointed UNDP goodwill ambassador

the acclaimed artist will support the UNDP as the goodwill ambassador to highlight important issues like Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to mobilise support ...

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Stories
Village courts easing the path to justice: The story of Naogaon’s Kamona Rani

After six months with minimal progress, the district court referred Kamona’s case to Vimpur Union Parishad to resolve it through the village court (VC). VC regist...

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Press Releases
Switzerland and UNDP sign deal to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development

The new programme targets three major outcomes - strengthening the capacities of Bangladesh’s bureaucracy to deliver on SDG 16 and SDG 5, making institutions of p...

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Publications
Community-led Housing Recovery Needs Assessment: North and North-eastern Flood 2022: Bangladesh

In the monsoon months of 2022, the north and northeastern region of Bangladesh was hit by an unprecedented flood. It is considered as the worst flood in the last ...

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Publications
National Adaptation Plan of Bangladesh (2023‐2050)

Bangladesh is high on the list of countries most vulnerable to climate change, ranking seventh on the 2021 World Climate Risk Index. Among the countries most affe...

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Press Releases
Norway, UNDP join hands to battle CXB landslides

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an agreement for a two-year project for Landslide Risk Manage...

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Press Releases
Call for inclusive insurance and risk finance for all

The protection of people and assets is a key component of sustainable development. And Insurance is the protection. Without insurance, achieving sustainable devel...

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Press Releases
Community-based rainwater plants: a solution to coastal water woes

A total of 228 community-based rainwater harvesting plants and 41 pond-based plants have been installed at 39 unions of five upazilas in Khulna and Satkhira under...

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What We Do

UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations though sustainable, innovative, and community-based development projects. Since 1972, UNDP and its partners have helped Bangladesh make critical advances in the areas of governance, poverty reduction, climate change and disaster resilience. Communities are made stronger by our partnerships and assistance.

Bangladesh at a Glance

165.16

Population (in Millions)
(BBS-2022)

$6840

GNI per capita
(PPP $ -2021, WB)

0.898

Gender Dev. Index
(HDR - 2021)

0.661

Human Dev Index
(HDR - 2021)

10.66

Exports of goods and services:
(% of GDP)
(2021, WB)

25%

Individuals using the Internet.
(per 100 people)
(2020 WB)

0.530

Gender Inequality Index
(HDR - 2021)

0.104

Multidimensional Poverty Index
(HDR 2021)

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