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Education

(R) Strengthening Higher Education Additional Financing: The

objective remains the same as the parent project, to progressively re-

store basic operational performance at a group of core universities in

Afghanistan and provide an institutional base for an agenda focusing

on tertiary education development, capacity building and reform. Bank

Approval completed on 23 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory C. Project: P121805. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are

required. Ministr y of Higher Education, Main Road, Kar-e-char,

Afghanistan, Contact: Frederic Mvondo, Directeur General Adjoint

(Coordinator)

Energy and Mining

(R) Rural Solar Electrification: The objective is to support the Gov-

ernment in advancing its goal of increasing electricity access in rural

Afghanistan by providing rapid expansion of access to basic off-grid

electricity services-namely, low cost pico-solar products for lighting and

mobile phone charging-to rural customers with limited or no elec-

tricity access. Pre-appraisal scheduled for 30 September 2010. Project

preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro-

ject: P121298. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required for

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province-level implementation and technical advice on solar products. 

MRRD, Afghanistan  

(R) Second Sustainable Development of Natural Resources: The 

objective is to sustain achievements to date by further strengthening 

the institutions and regulatory capacity in the sector, attracting 

additional FDI through new international offerings, and deepening 

economic linkages within resource corridors. Project Concept Review 

Meeting scheduled for mid-July 2010. Environmental Assessment 

Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services and imple-

menting agency(ies) to be determined.  

Health and Other Social Services  

Strengthening Health Activity for the Rural Poor: The objective is 

to improve the Health Status of the Afghanistan people. Bank 

Approval completed on 2 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Cate-

gory B. Project: P120669. US$ 49.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be 

required for Essential Package for Hospital Services in imple-

mentation. Ministry of Public Health, MOPH, Great Shah Massoud 

Road, Kabul, Afghanistan, Tel: [phone], Contact: Pham Le 

Thanh, President and CEO  

Industry and Trade  

(R) Development of Industrial Park in Kunduz Province: The 

objective is to construct two industrial parks at Kamari, near Kabul 

and at Kunduz province. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled 

for mid-July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 20.0 

(IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be 

determined.  

Export Competitiveness Additional Financing: The objectives are 

to: (a) firm level competitiveness, and (b) the development of forward 

and backward linkages. Preparation is underway. Environmental As-

sessment Category C. US$ 5.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/ARTF). Consulting 

services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.  

Information and Communications  

(N) Afghanistan ICT Sector Development: The objective is to 

expand broadband connectivity, mainstream use of mobile 

applications across the Government, and develop the capacity of the 

IT sector to facilitate improved service delivery across Afghanistan 

while accelerating job creation and economic growth. Project Concept 

Review Meeting scheduled for 31 August 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category B. US$ 20.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/ARTF). Consulting 

services to be determined. Ministry of Communications and Infor-

mation Technology, Mohammad Jan Khan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan, 

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]  

Public Administration, Law, and Justice  

(R) AFGHANSTAT: Strengthening the National Statistical Sys-

tem: The objective is to strengthen statistical capacity in Afghanistan 

by operationalizing the Afghanistan National Statistical Plan (ANSP). 

Decision Meeting completed on 10 June 2010. Bank Approval sch-

eduled for 19 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category C. 

Project: P121883. US$ 14.0 (SRTF). Consultants will be required. 

Central Statistics Organization, Ansari Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan, Tel: 

(93-202) 100-329, E-mail: [e-mail]  

(R) Second Public Financial Management Reform: The objective is 

to develop an efficient and effective PFM system and human resource 

capacity of the Ministry of Finance and the CAO. Project Concept 

Review Meeting scheduled for mid-July 2010. Environmental Assess-

ment Category C. US$ 60.0 (ARTF). Consulting services and imple-

menting agency(ies) to be determined.  

Development Policy Program Series: The objective is to focus in 

particular on the following reform areas: Macroeconomic management 

and public financial management, public administration reform, social 

protection and pensions, power and mining. Project Concept Review 

Meeting scheduled for 14 December 2010. Environmental Assessment 

Category U. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and imple-

menting agency(ies) to be determined.  

Transportation  

Second Customs Reform and Trade Facilitation (Cr. H5680¬AF): The 

objective is to improve the release of legitimate goods in a fair and 

efficient manner. Signing scheduled for 30 July 2010. Environmental 

Assessment Category B. Project: P112872. US$ 50.5 (IDA Credit). 

Consultants will be required. Afghan Customs Department, Customs and 

Revenue Head Quarter Building, Jalalabad Road, Kabul, Afghanistan, Tel: 

(93-20) 230-2781, E-mail: bis_kammawie@hot¬mail.com, Contact: Mr. 

Bismellah Kammawie, Director General of Customs  

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection  

(R) Third National Solidarity Program (Cr. H6030-AF): The objective 

is to build, strengthen, and maintain community development councils as 

recognized institutions for local governance that promotes transparent, 

accountable, inclusive decision making and fund management, social-

economic development, and solidarity amongst its people, and with its 

institutions.  Bank Approval completed on 29 June  2010.  Environmental 

Assessment Category B. Project: P117103. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). 

Consultants will be required. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and De-

velopment, NSP, Kabul, Afghanistan, Tel: [phone], E-mail: tariq 

[e-mail], Contact: Tariq Ismaty, Executive Director  

Bangladesh  

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry  

Dairy Livelihoods Development: The objective is to increase incomes 

and improve livelihoods of poor rural households. Project Concept Review 

Meeting scheduled for 30 September 2010. Environmental Assessment 

Category B. US$ 120.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter-

mined. Department of Livestock Services (DLS), Dhaka, Krishi Khamar 

Sarak, Farm Gate, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone], Fax: (880-

2) 911-0326, E-mail: [e-mail], dg_dls@ yahoo.com  

Integrated Fisheries Livelihoods: The objective is to increase the 

incomes of fisheries communities and the availability of fish products for 

domestic consumption and local sale through improved fishing 

productivity, product quality, and market access. Project Concept Note 

scheduled for 4 August 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. 

US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required for preparation, 

particularly with specialized skills and experience with inland fisheries 

management and community based fishing. Department of Fisheries, 

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL), Matsya Bhaban, Ramna, 

Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail] and [e-mail]  

Modern Food Storage Facilities: The objective is to support the 

development modern food storage facilities in the country and provide 

food security particularly during disaster. Project Concept Review Meeting 

scheduled for 28 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. 

US$ 190.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Disaster 

Management Bureau, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, 

Bangladesh  

Education  

(N) Education Sector: The objective is to support the Ministry of 

Education in instituting substantive policy reforms to improve governance, 

quality and equity of secondary education. Project Concept Review 

Meeting scheduled for 6 September 2010. Environmental Assessment 

Category C. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and imple-

menting agency(ies) to be determined.  

Primary Education Development Support: The objectives are to 

improve the quality and relevance of primary education, to improve access 

and equity, and to strengthen educational management capacity. Project 

Concept Review Meeting completed on 3 June  2010. Preparation is 

underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0/200.0/ 

265.0 (IDA Credit/ASDB/ZBIL). Consulting services to be determined.  

Reaching Out-of-School Children Additional Financing: The 

objective is to reduce the number of out-of-school children through 

improved access, quality and efficiency in primary education, espe 

 

 

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cially for the disadvantaged children, in support of Government of

Bangladesh’s Education For All (EFA) goals. Bank Approval com-

pleted on 4 May 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y B. Pro-

ject: P120804. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required.

Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME), Bangladesh Sec-

retariat, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

8871, Contact: Frederic Mvondo, Directeur General Adjoint (Coor-

dinator)

Vocational Training: The objective is to: (a) be responsive to the la-

bor market needs with organization and management reform; (b) fi-

nance reform; and (c) encourage private provision of training. Bank

Approval completed on 10 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory B. Project: P090807. US$ 79.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be

required. Ministry of Education, Bhaban-6 Room1809 Bangladesh

Secretariat, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone], Fax:

(880-2) 716-7577, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mr. Md. Mom-

tajul Islam, Secretary of Education

Energy and Mining

(R) GPOBA: Solar Home Systems: The objective is to expand ac-

cess to electricity services to the poor population in rural Bangladesh.

The loan was signed on 12 May 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory B. US$ 7.2 (GPBA). No consultants are required. Infrastructure

Development Company Limited (IDCOL), UTC Building 16th Floor,

8 Panthapath, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone]-

1235, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact:

Islam Sharif, Executive Director and CEO

South Zone Power Distribution: The objective is to develop a power

distribution utility in Chittagong and Comilla area, as a separate cor-

porate entity with a local management team and improve its network

through financing in rehabilitation and expansion work. Decision

Meeting scheduled for 25 August 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory B. Project: P087861. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services

to be determined. Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and

Mineral Resources, Bhaban 6, Rooms 124 and 125, Bangladesh Sec-

retariat, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone], Fax: (880-

2) 717-0740. Bangladesh Power Development Board, WAPDA Building,

Motijeel C/A, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone], Fax: (880-2)

956-4765. Distribution Power Zone, Power Development Board, Bidyut

Bhaban, Agrabad, Chittagong, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone], Fax:

(880-31) 715-090, Contact: Aminul Islam, Chief Engineer

Finance

Investment Promotion and Financing Facility Additional

Financing: The objective is to: (a) supplement the resources of the

Bangladesh financial markets to provide long term finance for infra-

structure and other investment projects beyond the capacity of local

financial institutions; and (b) scale up the financing of public-private

partnership (PPP) ventures in infrastructure. Bank Approval com-

pleted on 4 May 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y F. Pro-

ject: P117542. US$ 257.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required

for FM, procurement, environment, and social issues, to strengthen

implementation. Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh Bank Head Office,

Motijheel C/A, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone], Fax: (880-

2) 956-6212, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Abul Qashem, Exec-

utive Director

Health and Other Social Services

(R) Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement Nuton Jibon

(Cr. 47570-BD): The objective is to support the Government’s strat-

egy for reducing poverty amongst the rural people, currently outside

the reach of most development interventions. Bank Approval com-

pleted on 23 June 2010. Signing scheduled for 30 September 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P073886. US$ 115.0

(IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Bangladesh SIPP 2 (Liveli-

hoods), Social Development Foundation (SDF), House 4, Road 21,

Sector 4, Uttara Model, Dhaka-1230, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone]-

3094, Fax: [phone], Contact: Muhammad Fazlur Rahman,

Managing Director, SDF

(R) National Protection: The objective is to target beneficiaries in

selected rural and urban areas will utilize social assistance programs

and/or insurance products delivered through an efficient and ac-

countable decentralized mechanism. Appraisal scheduled for mid-July

2010. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P102542. US$

90.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Local Gov-

ernment, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2)

716-2159/3566/8578, Fax: [phone], E-mail: NA, Contact: Mr.

Monzur Hossain, Secretary

Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Development: The ob-

jective is to support the Government’s health sector by contributing

to the acceleration towards achieving the health related MDGs. Pro-

ject Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 30 June 2010. Environmental

Assessment Category B. Project: P118708. US$ 350.0 (IDA Credit). Con-

sulting services to be determined.

Industry and Trade

Northern Areas Reduction of Poverty Initiative: The objective is

to support women from lagging areas to participate in the thriving tex-

tile based industry. If the pilot succeeds, employment in other sectors

can also be addressed. Its broader goal is to support women in wage

employment. Preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment

Category B. Project: P114841. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will

be required. Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority, BEPZA

Complex House: 19/D, Road: 6, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel:

(880) 2967-0530, Fax: [phone], Contact: A.K.M. Mahbubur

Rahman, Member

Private Sector Development: The objective is to support the de-

velopment of zones based on the countries past experience in export

processing. Preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory A. Project: P120843. US$ 120.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services

and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Information and Communications

(N) Leveraging ICT for Governance, Growth and Employment:

The objective is to leverage Information and Communications Tech-

nologies for governance, growth and employment. Preparation is un-

derway. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit).

Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Emergency 2007 Cyclone Recover y and Restoration Addi-

tional Financing: The objective is to help finance the costs associated

with the Governement’s efforts to facilitate recovery from the damage

and losses caused by Cyclone Sidr (2007) and Cyclone Aila (2008). Pre-

appraisal scheduled for mid-July 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory B. Project: P122014. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are

required. Bangladesh Water Development Board, Ministry of Water

Resources, WAPDA Building, Motijheel C/A, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-

2) 988-0879, Fax: [phone], Contact: Pham Le Thanh, President

and CEO. Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Building 4, Room 534, Sec-

retariat, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail], Contact: Pham Le Thanh, President and

CEO. Ministry of Local Government, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka,

Bangladesh, Tel: [phone]/8578, Fax: [phone],

E-mail: NA, Contact: Pham Le Thanh, President and CEO. Ministry

of Planning, Project Coordination and Monitorinig Unit, Bangladesh,

Contact: Pham Le Thanh, President and CEO

(R) Employment Generation Program: The objective is to support

the Government’s program for employment generation. Pre-appraisal

completed on 12 July 2010. Appraisal scheduled for mid-July 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P118701. US$ 150.0

(IDA Credit). No consultants are required.

(R) Municipal Ser vices Additional Financing: The objective is to

scale up rehabilitation or construction of urban infrastructure and mu-

nicipal capacity building, and to prepare a new generation of urban im-

provement programs. Bank Approval completed on 23 June 2010.

Signing scheduled for 28 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Cate-

gory B. Project: P117740. US$ 42.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be

required. Bangladesh Municipal Development Fund, Grameen Bank

Bhaban, Level 13, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone],

Fax: [phone], Contact: Abdul Malik, Acting Managing Direc-

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tor. LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: [phone], Con-

tact: Ahmed Iftekhar, Project Director

(R) Strengthening the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor Gen-

eral: The objective is to strengthen the institutional arrangements for

the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, improve the qual-

ity of audit practices and expand the audit scope, and enhance the ca-

pacity of FIMA to supply professional public sector financial management

staff. Decision Meeting scheduled for mid-July 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category C. US$ 18.0 (BDSP). No consultants are required.

Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, Dhaka, Bangladesh,

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

Transportation

Export Infrastructure Development: The objective is to enhance

the competitiveness of the tradable sectors of the economy. Decision

Meeting scheduled for 27 September 2011. Environmental Assess-

ment Category B. Project: P089634. US$ 120.0 (IDA Credit). Consul-

tants will be required for feasibility, detailed engineering design,

preparation of bidding documents, support during tendering process,

and environmental/social impact assessment and selection of private

concessionaire. Bangladesh Railway, 16 Abdul Gani Road, Dhaka,

Bangladesh, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail]

Inland Water Transport Corridor: The objective is to increase and

sustain connectivity to economic activities using IWT. With the following

components: (a) dredging of main river routes; (b) acquisition of

dredging equipment); (c) strengthening of capacity of Dept. of Ship-

ping; (d) acquisition of navigational aid equipment and pilot project to

convert river ferries to CNG. Project Concept Review Meeting sched-

uled for 22 November 2010. Environmental Assessment Category A.

US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Ship-

ping, Building No.6, Room No 1409, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2)

716-8077, Fax: [phone]

Padma Bridge: The objective is to connect east and west parts of

the countr y separated by the Padma River, thus stimulating eco-

nomic growth by facilitating inter-regional, cross-river transport of

passengers, freight and transmission of electricity more economically

and efficiently. Decision Meeting scheduled for 15 November 2010.

Environmental Assessment Categor y A. Project: P111017. US$

1200.0/615.0/130.0/300.0 (IDA Credit/ASDB/ISDB/JICA). Con-

sultants will be required. Bangladesh Bridge Authority, Bridges Div

Ministr y of Communications, Setu Bhaban, New Airpor t Road,

Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Fax: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail]

Railways Reform Investment: The objective is to improve operational

and financial performance of BD Railways. Project Concept Review

Meeting scheduled for 22 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egor y B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required.

Bangladesh Railway, 16 Abdul Gani Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: (88-

031) 956-1200, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail]