EnvironmentThe Asian Development Bank's new climate report says rising seas, water shortages and falling farm output could force about 7.5 percent of Bangladesh's population to move within the country by 2050, while land subsidence on the coast threatens farmland.
EnvironmentWest Bengal has sought Rs 1,350 crore from the ADB and World Bank backing for a Rs 4,100 crore project to protect the Indian Sundarbans, and both lenders have reportedly agreed in principle; expanding mangroves, keeping out salt water and fish-based livelihoods are part of the plan.
An ADB technical note on Heifer International's work finds that under 10 per cent of global climate finance reaches local level and only about 5 per cent of extension services effectively reach women; in Bangladesh 101 women-led cooperatives now link 133,034 smallholders to finance, insurance and ma
The Tk 45,503 crore MRT Line-5 (South) will run 17.20 km from Gabtali to Dasherkandi in Dhaka, mostly underground, and is ready to go before ECNEC.
EnvironmentOn 27 November 2025 the Asian Development Bank approved a $142.25 million equivalent loan to cut flood risk in Fuzhou and Yunxiao and restore estuary wetlands and mangroves used by migratory birds.
The Asian Development Bank plans to invest more than $1.5 billion from 2025 to 2030 to expand low-carbon rice production in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Pakistan and the Philippines.
