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Women farmers play a crucial role in South Asia’s agricultural sector and contribute significantly, despite facing…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Datta, Pritha|Behera, Bhagirath|Rahut, Dil B.|Sonobe, Tetsushi

Bangladesh

10 Apr 2024

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Bhutan became a member of ADB in 1982. To date, ADB has committed 205 public sector loans, grants, and technical…

Bhutan

29 Feb 2024

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ADB's South Asia Department (SARD) conducted a study to assess the status and responses to the needs of…

Bangladesh

27 Dec 2023

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This report assesses how to finance an extensive overhaul of transport infrastructure in the BIMSTEC subregion,…

Bangladesh

26 Dec 2023

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This brief explains how Bhutan’s civil society organizations (CSOs) have evolved since the 1980s, delves into their…

Bhutan

08 Nov 2023

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Bhutan’s schools maintained their relatively strong performance during the pandemic as access to remote learning,…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Hayashi, Ryotaro|Raitzer, David A.|Javier, Xylee|Thomas, Milan

Bhutan

31 Aug 2023

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This guidance note outlines how sector agencies in South Asia can develop gender equality and social inclusion (GESI…

Bangladesh

01 Aug 2023

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The challenges of implementing an effective multilingual education could prove prohibitive in countries with a high…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Igarashi, Takiko|Suryadarma, Daniel|Yadav, Pooja

Bhutan

31 May 2023

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As Bhutan’s rapid urban migration sparks a huge housing shortage, this brief shows how ADB is supporting efforts to…

Bhutan

30 May 2023

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