Research

As part of the national response to the Covid-19 epidemic, the AFD supports the Government of Bangladesh through a policy-based loan to develop the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 and strengthen the health and social protection system.

Based in Dhaka, AFD's Bangladesh office is attached to the South Asia Regional Division.

The construction of the Gandharbpur water treatment plan will participate in promoting a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly water supply model for Dhaka. A climate change adaptation project.

With the support of the European Union, AFD is providing technical assistance to Dhaka’s transport authority. The goals are to ensure better planning of transport infrastructure projects, streamline traffic management and systematize coordination between the various actors and modes of transport...

AFD is supporting Bangladesh’s Covid-19 response through a social protection program benefiting vulnerable groups including the elderly and people with disabilities.

Through its green finance label, SUNREF, AFD is supporting the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) as it contributes to Bangladesh’s transition to a less carbon-intensive economy.

The bus rapid transit (BRT) line will connect Dhaka’s northern outskirts to the international airport. It will be one of the first organized mass transport systems in the Bangladeshi capital. The aim is to promote more efficient, fluid and sustainable urban mobility.

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is constantly growing and is seeing the sprawl of informal neighborhoods both in the city center and in the outskirts, which are deprived of basic services. The water authority and experienced NGOs are working hand-in-hand to provide clean and accessible water to...

The Mro is the fourth-largest tribe in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. They are considered 'the people of the wind' as they tend to settle in the remotest areas of the highest hills. They share strong ties with nature, especially the lush community forest or 'para bon' attached to their village,...

The collapse of a factory complex in Bangladesh ten years ago, which killed more than 1100 people, was a stark reminder of the deadly conditions in which factory workers produced name-brand clothing for consumers around the world. Since then, factories have made major improvements to worker...

AFD is providing a 50 million euro credit line to the Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund to finance investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy generation and women’s entrepreneurship.

AFD Group’s priorities in South Asia over the coming years are part of the French strategy for the Indo-Pacific and res¬pond to the region’s climate-related, environmental and social challenges. They are aligned with the sectors in which French expertise is recognised and where French enter¬...

In Dhaka, AFD is supporting a project aimed at a more stable electricity supply in several neighborhoods of the Bangladeshi capital. This, to the great relief of small businesses, whose survival depends greatly on these services. What is the direct impact of this project, led by the Dhaka Power...

Since 2012, AFD and Bangladesh have been working together to develop low-carbon infrastructure and to promote access to essential services for the people. AFD acts through loans and also mobilizes European funding in the form of...

François Lhomme is an expert in intelligent electrical networks (“smart grids”) and a project team leader in the Energy Division of Agence Française de Développement (AFD). Here he describes the merits of digital technology in the energy sector. He also tells us about the ambitious project that...

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is home to 5 of Bangldesh’s 700 rivers. Still, depleting ground water levels mean nearly a third of the city’s population lacks reliable access to water. Together with the EU, AFD and its partners are financing the Gandharbpur and Saidabad III water...

The past decades have seen a growing appreciation of the role of market-based approaches in driving global development. Many coalitions of public and private players have emerged to promote them. How best to trigger and support these market-based approaches? How to leverage the expertise and...

The complex and labour-intensive characteristics of jhum or shifting cultivation pose a challenge for many farmers like Riong Mro. In the Chittagong Hill Tracts, a scarcity of seeds had left his community struggling to cultivate their lands. Even after tending to their crops for long hours,...

Securing its electricity supply is a priority for Bangladesh in order to support its economic and social development. AFD is helping the Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) to modernize its network to meet the growing demand.