World Bank $500 Million to Bangladesh For Cross Country Road Projects
- The World Bank has approved $500 million to build road connectivity along the Jashore-Jhenaidah corridor directly connecting Dhaka in Bangladesh with India and Bhutan.
- World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan, Mercy Tembon, informed that the project will unlock the region’s potential by stimulating the economy of districts, linking farms to markets and connecting Dhaka with the western region as well as with the neighbouring countries, thus enhancing trade, transit and logistics along the corridor.
- It will also support the Bangladesh government’s plan of developing a 260 km economic corridor in the western part and benefitting over 20 million masses.
- The Western Economic Corridor and the Regional Enhancement (WeCARE) Phase I project is the first of a multi-phased $1.4 billion World Bank program to upgrade the existing 110 km two-lane highway, Bhomra-Satkhira-Navaron and Jashore-Jhenaidah, to a safer and climate-resilient four-lane highway in western Bangladesh.
- The World Bank is among the first development partners to support Bangladesh following its independence, and the country has one of the largest IDA program worth over $13 billion. Since independence, the World Bank has committed more than $31 billion in grants, interest-free, and concessional credits to the country.
- The first phase of the program will upgrade 48 km of the N7 highway between Jashore and Jhenaidah and will improve about 600 km connecting rural roads and 32 rural markets and the growth centres to stimulate the local economy, as the credit has a 34-year term, including a four-year grace period.
About World Bank–
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of poorer countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.It comprises two institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and the International Development Association (IDA).The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group.
- Formation – July 1944
- Motto – Working for a World Free of Poverty
- Headquarters – Washington, D.C., U.S.
- Membership – 189 Countries (IBRD), 173 Countries (IDA)
- President– David Malpass
About Bangladesh–
Bangladesh, to the east of India on the Bay of Bengal, is a South Asian country marked by lush greenery and many waterways. Its Padma (Ganges), Meghna and Jamuna rivers create fertile plains, and travel by boat is common. On the southern coast, the Sundarbans, an enormous mangrove forest shared with Eastern India, is home to the royal Bengal tiger.
- Capital – Dhaka
- Currency– Bangladeshi taka
- President– Abdul Hamid
- Prime Minister– Sheikh Hasina
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