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    BANGLADESH

    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Bangladesh is a key U.S. strategic partner in South Asia and shares a strong
    friendship driven by common interests. Yet, with nearly one in three people living
    in poverty, the country faces immense development challenges and faces an
    important crossroads in its democratic evolution. USAID is helping Bangladesh
    address development challenges that threaten to undermine its economic
    potential and stability.
    USAID has partnered with Bangladesh since its 1971 independence and is committed to helping achieve

    PHOTO CREDIT: HABIBUL HAQUE/DRIK/USAID


    its goal of becoming a middle-income country by 2021 – its 50th year of independence.

    OUR WORK
    With a population of 165 million in a low-lying, riverine area the size of Iowa, Bangladesh is one of the
    most densely populated and environmentally vulnerable countries in the world. However, the country’s
    economy has grown robustly, even as development challenges persist. Today, USAID partners to
    support Bangladesh’s democracy, food security and environmental resilience.

    DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE


    The space for open, democratic dialogue in Bangladesh has diminished due to a combination of
    government action and targeted, extremist attacks. USAID programs support open democratic
    processes, human rights, and a holistic approach to counter violent extremism (CVE). USAID’s new CVE
    program seeks to identify the most effective approaches to CVE in the Bangladeshi context and create a
    community of practice to expand successful efforts.

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    This program sits at the center of a broader effort to promote democratic institutions and practices,
    combat gender-based violence and human trafficking, and empower workers in Bangladesh’s ready-made
    garment industry to advocate for safer working conditions.
    AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
    With USAID support, Bangladesh has nearly tripled rice production over the past 20 years. Thanks to
    new technologies introduced by USAID, 2.4 million farmers adopted improved agriculture and
    aquaculture techniques in 2016 resulting in $315.4 million in incremental sales – a 103 percent increase
    from the prior year. However, high population density, gradual loss of arable land and degradation in
    biodiverse areas have put such extreme pressure on natural resources that Bangladesh now has one of
    the world’s lowest percentages of national forest cover. For this reason, USAID promotes biodiversity
    conservation and natural resource management in more than 2.5 million acres of wetlands and forests.
    GLOBAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION
    Over the past two decades, USAID has helped Bangladesh reduce maternal and child mortality by two-
    thirds. During the same period, USAID helped to significantly reduce malnutrition from 60 percent to 36
    percent. Despite this success, 60 percent of child deaths still occur during the first month of life, 36
    percent of children under-5 are stunted, and Bangladesh has the seventh highest burden of tuberculosis
    in the world. Last year, USAID was instrumental in saving the lives of 185,000 children and 8,000
    mothers. In education, more than 40 percent of Bangladeshis are under the age of 24 and two out of
    five Bangladeshis cannot read. Recognizing the risk and opportunity inherent in this “youth bulge,”
    USAID is expanding efforts to teach early grade reading and workforce skills development. USAID
    supports reading during the first three years of primary school to curb high drop-out rates. USAID also
    intends to begin a work force program for Bangladeshi youth aged 15-29 that aims to increase their
    employability and productivity, preparing them to contribute to Bangladesh’s growing economy.

    To improve nutrition in rural areas, USAID


    trained more than 45,000 Bangladeshi families In 2016, USAID childhood education programs
    to grow their own homestead gardens. reached more than 388,000 children and
    measurably improved their reading skills.
    PHOTO CREDIT: AHSAN KHAN/USAID
    PHOTO CREDIT: ADNAN WAHID/DRIK/USAID

    CONTACTS
    MISSION HEADQUARTERS
    Janina Jaruzelski, Mission Director George Zarycky, Desk Officer
    U.S. Embassy, Madani Avenue, Baridhara U.S. Agency for International Development
    Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
    Phone: (880-2) 5566-2000 Washington, DC, USA 20523
    E-mail: idhaka@usaid.gov Phone: 202-712-0224; E-mail: gzarycky@usaid.gov

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