UNDP in Bangladesh

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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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Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA & UNOPS visits Bangladesh

A high-level delegation of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS visited Bangladesh on a week-long mission to see the projects implemented by the UN and me...

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stories

BINDU WATER TREATMENT PLANT: STEPPING UP IN TIMES OF CRISIS

The flash flood has marooned over 1800 houses and destroyed 450 tubewells resulting in a severe scarcity of safe drinking water. The river basin areas of Sundarga...

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blogs

The tale of a fearless environmental warrior: Citizen activism for biodiversity conservation in the Sundarbans

Bangladesh is one of the biodiversity-rich countries in the world having five broad types of ecosystems - coastal and marine ecosystems, inland freshwater ecosyst...

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news

বাংলাদেশের উন্নয়নের জন্য চাই নারীর ক্ষমতায়ন

জাতিসংঘ উন্নয়ন কর্মসূচি (ইউএনডিপি) বাংলাদেশের আবাসিক প্রতিনিধি সুদীপ্ত মুখার্জি কথা বলেছেন বাংলাদেশে নারী উন্নয়ন, নারীর ক্ষমতায়ন, সম্ভাবনা ও চ্যালেঞ্জ নিয়ে। সাক্ষ...

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Village Courts to scale up to ensure justice for all

Bangladesh has made an investment that is benefitting the people of the rural communities, particularly women and helping the country in achieving SDGs. The futur...

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Online Caselist, Judicial Monitoring Dashboard and Amar Adalat (MyCourt) App launched

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blogs

Meet the Women Fighting to End Period Stigma in Rural Bangladesh

Through the Strengthening Women’s Ability for Productive New Opportunities (SWAPNO) project, UNDP has engaged ultra-poor rural women in Kurigram, who are widowed,...

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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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