UNDP in Bangladesh

Press Releases

UNDP, Grameenphone and BIDA to create economic opportunities for all

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and Grameenphone, jointly launched a programme to create econo...

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Stories

Closing the gender gap to build forward better

This is the case in Khulna, in Amerpur village, and all the load falls on the shoulders of the women. Hence they have no free time until a small practice changed ...

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News

Safepad Bangladesh: Bridging the gap between women and menstrual health management

The traditional methods of dealing with menstrual fluid are unhygienic and disposable pads are harmful to the environment. This is where Safepad, a fabric-made re...

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Press Releases

Local government institutions can replicate the good practices of EALG project: LGRD Minister

Capacities of the local government institutions (LGIs) of Bangladesh, their accountability and transparency have increased to achieve the Sustainable Development ...

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Stories

Shahida, the Champion of Odds

The population living in the adjacent forest area would usually use resources from the forest to earn a living, e.g. cut timber, sell honey, catch fish etc, and t...

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Blog

Community based ecotourism: A potential solution for protecting the Sundarbans

Building on its experience, the lab is mapping existing innovative community-based solutions in the tourism sector to generate new learnings aiming the lab’s furt...

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Press Releases

UNDP and North South University partnered for creating a safe and tolerant digital space

Under this partnership, UNDP and NSU organized a three-day long hackathon titled “Digital Khichuri Challenge for Pathway to Peaceful Societies: Catalyzing Youth a...

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Press Releases

Sweden to continue partnership with UNDP for women’s economic empowerment

Sweden and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh will be continuing their partnership to create economic opportunities for ultra-poor rura...

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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

168.1

Population (in Millions)
(UNFPA - 2019)

$4976

GNI per capita
(PPP $ - 2017)

0.9

Gender Dev. Index
(HDR - 2020)

0.632

Human Dev Index
(HDR - 2020)

36.8

Exports and imports
(% of GDP)
(HDR - 2020)

97.3

Mobile phone subscription
(per 100 people)
(HDR - 2020)

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