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DFID Bangladesh
United House, 10 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Tel:+880 2 881 0800| Fax:+880 2 882 3181
Email:DFIDBangladeshInquiry@dfid.gov.uk
Map courtesy of the FCO
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Bangladesh
Background
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The UK expects to spend £114 million in the year to 31 March 2008.
This is broadly the same level as in recent years. Future spending is
subject to decisions about UK public expenditure plans for the next
three years, but we stand ready to increase our aid to Bangladesh if we
judge it can be used effectively.
Key facts
- Total population: 144.2 million (in 2005)
- Annual population growth rate: 1.7 %
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- Total fertility rate (birth per woman): 3.2%
- Urban population: 24.7%
- No. of people living below $1 a day: 36.0%
- No of people living below $2 a day: 82.8 %
- Gross National Income per capita: US$ 400
- Gross Domestic Product per capita: US$ 1,870
- Life expectancy at birth: 63.3 years
- Infant mortality rate: 41/1000 live births
- Under-five mortality rate: 77/1000 live births
- Maternal mortality rate: 320/100,000
- Human development index rank: 137 out of 177 countries
- Gender equality: Equal number of girls and boys enrol at primary and
secondary schools
(Source: Mostly UNDP Human Development Report 2006)
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 DFID is presently finalising an interim country strategy (Interim Country
Assistance Plan) for Bangladesh. It will be published shortly. The strategy sets
out the UK’s analysis of economic, social and governance issues, and how we will
direct our development interventions accordingly. It is “Interim” because it
covers the currently expected period of the Caretaker Government (CTG). We will
continue to develop a longer-term framework for international aid, in
conjunction with the CTG, other bilateral donors and multilateral agencies. We
expect to publish a full Country Assistance Plan during 2009, following the
planned elections in 2008.
The UK’s long-term goal is for Bangladesh to be a stable, prosperous and
moderate Muslim majority democracy, playing a positive role in the global
community. Our objectives are to embed democratic values; enable prosperity for
all; and engender stability.
The UK’s development programme is a significant part of the UK’s relationship
with Bangladesh. Over the past three years we have spent over £350 million, and
helped to:
- lift more than half a million people out of extreme poverty;
- raise more than 20,000 flood prone homesteads on Char islands above
1988 flood levels;
- construct 14,000 new classrooms, and recruit 12,000 new teachers;
- provide basic education to 4.5 million children, through a non
government programme;
- ensure 14 million urban dwellers have access to basic health
services;
- enable more than 100,000 farmers gain improved access to markets;
The UK remains fully committed to working with the Government and people of
Bangladesh to support their economic, social and political reform ambitions. We
will do this by helping to:
- build better governance;
- reduce extreme poverty and vulnerability to climate change, and
eliminate seasonal hunger;
- increase jobs and incomes through private sector development; and
- improve the availability and quality of basic social services for
the poor.
This will continue to involve a range of development interventions: technical
assistance, sector support, and targeted programmes. It will also require a
significant increase in the effectiveness of external aid, building on the Joint
Strategy approach developed by the four largest donors to Bangladesh: Japan,
Asian Development Bank, World Bank and the UK. We will work through the Local
Consultative Group process to apply the Paris Principles for development
effectiveness.
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Last updated: 11 October 2007
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