
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $100 million loan to Bangladesh for infrastructure development.
The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $100 million loan agreement on Thursday to support the Strengthening Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited Project-Additional Financing.
The signing ceremony took place in Dhaka, with Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Hoe Yun Jeong, ADB’s Country Director for Bangladesh, representing the GoB and ADB, respectively. Senior officials from both the government and ADB attended the event.
The project, which will run from 2024 to 2029, aims to boost commercial financing for public-private partnership (PPP) projects in infrastructure. The Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL) will manage the project, with support from the Finance Division.
The $100 million loan is provided by ADB’s Ordinary Capital Resources (OCR-Regular) and will be repaid over 25 years with a 5-year grace period. The interest rate is based on SOFR + 0.50%, plus a 0.10% maturity premium.
Since becoming a member of ADB in 1973, Bangladesh has received over $31.8 billion in loans and $571 million in grants from ADB, focusing on various sectors such as power, energy, transport, education, and healthcare.