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Trials and tribulations of Aatiya: The single mother who dared to dream

Aatiya Siddiqui, a single mother from Bangladesh, is one of the many entrepreneurs who have benefited from the platform's capacity-building training, which improv...

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Stories
Breaking Down Barriers: Empowering Girls through Menstrual Health Education in Bangladesh

This story follows Shampa Malakar, a young girl in Bangladesh who learned about menstrual health and hygiene through the Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Com...

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News
5 years of national helpline 333: Creating a pathway for Smart Bangladesh

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Press Releases
UNDP in Bangladesh launches digital library app

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh launched a mobile application called UNDPBD e-library on Tuesday to enable instant access to all dig...

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Publications
GENDER EQUALITY STRATEGY

UNDP Bangladesh 2023-2026 Gender Equality Strategy outlines the direction of our work on gender equality and women’s empowerment and is a tool to hold ourselves a...

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Stories
Battling the climate crisis with crab farming in southern Bangladesh

With rising sea water threatening livelihoods in coastal districts, the Gender-responsive Coastal Adaptation (GCA) Project is coming up with climate-resilient liv...

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Blog
Innovative Solutions for Climate Resilience: Lessons from Bangladesh's Coastal Communities

The project's focus on creating climate-resilient livelihood opportunities and ensuring safe and reliable drinking water is essential for the communities in the c...

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Blog
Using innovation and technology for gender equality

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day serves as an important reminder of the immense potential that digital transformation holds for accelerating gender...

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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)

Country Programme Document for Bangladesh (2022-2026)

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