BangladeshBD

UK overseas development assistance to Bangladesh — View on DevTracker →

Total Spent

£5.96B

Projects

585

Sectors

Date Range

2001 – 2026

Closed483(£5.12B)

Implementation100(£836.4M)

Finalisation2(£202K)

Largest Projects

Strengthening humanitarian preparedness and response in Bangladesh

Material relief assistance and servicesClosed2016 – 2021

£339,424,909

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The project aims to address the ongoing needs of over 840,000 Rohingya refugees, who were displaced by the Myanmar military in August 2017. UK support provides food aid to around one million of them since the influx in August 2017, improved shelter f...

Strategic Partnership Arrangement II between DFID and BRAC

Primary educationClosed2016 – 2021

£223,512,570

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To provide support to BRAC’s development programmes to improve access to quality basic services (health, education, water and sanitation), help the poorest, most marginalised people across the whole of Bangladesh graduate from extreme poverty, suppor...

Strategic Partnership between BRAC, DFID and AusAID to support BRAC in delivering progress towards the MDGs in Bangladesh and to support its Institutional Development

Environmental policy and administrative managementClosed2011 – 2016

£222,844,558

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Supporting BRAC's Development Programme in providing basic Health-care Services, Education, Water and Sanitation and Improving the Livelihoods of the poorest and most marganilised people in Bangladesh

Strategic Partnership Agreement between BRAC, DFID and AusAID to support BRAC in delivering progress towards the MDGs in Bangladesh

-Closed2009 – 2017

£212,810,000

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This activity Strategic Partnership Agreement between BRAC, DFID and AusAID to support BRAC in delivering progress towards the MDGs in Bangladesh is a component of Strategic Partnership between BRAC, DFID and AusAID to support BRAC in delivering prog...

Rohingya Response and National Resilience Programme (RRNRP)

Relief co-ordination and support servicesImplementation2021 – 2028

£199,999,948

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To improve protection and quality of humanitarian assistance for the Rohingya population living in refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, so that they can live full and meaningful lives. This to be done peacefully living alongside host communities, fo...

Strategic Partnership Arrangement II between DFID and BRAC - Programme Delivery

Primary educationClosed2014 – 2023

£169,936,212

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This activity Strategic Partnership Arrangement II between DFID and BRAC - Programme Delivery is a component of Strategic Partnership Arrangement II between DFID and BRAC reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a...

UK Aid Match II Fund

Material relief assistance and servicesImplementation2016 – 2027

£162,585,902

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To support the achievement of the Global Goals through funding UK-based civil society organisations to deliver projects that assist in ending extreme poverty and building a better world by 2030. The programme will also provide opportunities for the U...

Humanitarian Support for Rohingya refugee influx (Phase 5) - Bangladesh 2019

Material relief assistance and servicesClosed2016 – 2023

£117,878,132

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This activity Humanitarian Support for Rohingya refugee influx (Phase 5) - Bangladesh 2019 is a component of Strengthening humanitarian preparedness and response in Bangladesh reported by FCDO with a funding type of 109 - Multilateral organisation an...

Bangladesh Education Development Programme (BEDP).

Primary educationClosed2011 – 2018

£114,767,900

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An efficient, inclusive and equitable primary education system delivering effective and relevant child-friendly learning to all Bangladesh's children from preprimary through Grade 5 primary.

Health Sector Development Programme (HSDP)

Health policy and administrative managementClosed2011 – 2017

£112,136,120

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Improve access to and utilisation of essential health, population and nutrition services, particularly by the poor.

Sector Breakdown

Material relief assistance and services

£901.9M

Primary education

£867.4M

Environmental policy and administrative management

£499.4M

Health policy and administrative management

£235.6M

Relief co-ordination and support services

£228.2M

Basic health care

£228.1M

Financial policy and administrative management

£178.6M

Democratic participation and civil society

£162.7M

Urban development and management

£158.6M

Business policy and administration

£146.4M

Reproductive health care

£143.8M

Public sector policy and administrative management

£131.5M

Vocational training

£127.9M

Education facilities and training

£119.1M

Basic drinking water supply and basic sanitation

£97.0M

Research/scientific institutions

£92.1M

Public finance management (PFM)

£88.8M

Legal and judicial development

£77.3M

Basic nutrition

£74.8M

Spending Over Time

2001

£49.0M

2002

£70.8M

2003

£28.3M

2004

£144.0M

2005

£164.9M

2006

£291.2M

2007

£452.6M

2008

£417.3M

2009

£495.6M

2010

£268.6M

2011

£558.4M

2012

£290.3M

2013

£308.3M

2014

£242.2M

2015

£41.2M

2016

£1.11B

2017

£218.1M

2018

£106.0M

2019

£30.3M

2020

£83.7M

2021

£408.4M

2022

£35.1M

2023

£39.6M

2024

£32.7M

2025

£66.9M

2026

£8.3M

All Projects

Project	Sector	Budget ↓	Status	Start

Data Sources

Project data: FCDO DevTracker — Bangladesh via IATI Datastore
Official statistics: Statistics on International Development (gov.uk)
Budget figures are from IATI project data reported in GBP by FCDO.
UK ODA includes development aid, investment capital (BII), and domestic spending (asylum costs). See the Foreign Aid dashboard for a full breakdown by type.

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Largest Projects

Strengthening humanitarian preparedness and response in Bangladesh

Material relief assistance and servicesClosed2016 – 2021

£339,424,909

DevTracker →

Strategic Partnership Arrangement II between DFID and BRAC

Primary educationClosed2016 – 2021

£223,512,570

DevTracker →

Strategic Partnership between BRAC, DFID and AusAID to support BRAC in delivering progress towards the MDGs in Bangladesh and to support its Institutional Development

Environmental policy and administrative managementClosed2011 – 2016

£222,844,558

DevTracker →

Strategic Partnership Agreement between BRAC, DFID and AusAID to support BRAC in delivering progress towards the MDGs in Bangladesh

-Closed2009 – 2017

£212,810,000

DevTracker →

Rohingya Response and National Resilience Programme (RRNRP)

Relief co-ordination and support servicesImplementation2021 – 2028

£199,999,948

DevTracker →

Strategic Partnership Arrangement II between DFID and BRAC - Programme Delivery

Primary educationClosed2014 – 2023

£169,936,212

DevTracker →

UK Aid Match II Fund

Material relief assistance and servicesImplementation2016 – 2027

£162,585,902

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Humanitarian Support for Rohingya refugee influx (Phase 5) - Bangladesh 2019

Material relief assistance and servicesClosed2016 – 2023

£117,878,132

DevTracker →

Bangladesh Education Development Programme (BEDP).

Primary educationClosed2011 – 2018

£114,767,900

DevTracker →

An efficient, inclusive and equitable primary education system delivering effective and relevant child-friendly learning to all Bangladesh's children from preprimary through Grade 5 primary.

Health Sector Development Programme (HSDP)

Health policy and administrative managementClosed2011 – 2017

£112,136,120

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Improve access to and utilisation of essential health, population and nutrition services, particularly by the poor.

Sector Breakdown

Material relief assistance and services

£901.9M

Primary education

£867.4M

Environmental policy and administrative management

£499.4M

Health policy and administrative management

£235.6M

Relief co-ordination and support services

£228.2M

Basic health care

£228.1M

Financial policy and administrative management

£178.6M

Democratic participation and civil society

£162.7M

Urban development and management

£158.6M

Business policy and administration

£146.4M

Reproductive health care

£143.8M

Public sector policy and administrative management

£131.5M

Vocational training

£127.9M

Education facilities and training

£119.1M

Basic drinking water supply and basic sanitation

£97.0M

Research/scientific institutions

£92.1M

Public finance management (PFM)

£88.8M

Legal and judicial development

£77.3M

Basic nutrition

£74.8M

Spending Over Time

2001

£49.0M

2002

£70.8M

2003

£28.3M

2004

£144.0M

2005

£164.9M

2006

£291.2M

2007

£452.6M

2008

£417.3M

2009

£495.6M

2010

£268.6M

2011

£558.4M

2012

£290.3M

2013

£308.3M

2014

£242.2M

2015

£41.2M

2016

£1.11B

2017

£218.1M

2018

£106.0M

2019

£30.3M

2020

£83.7M

2021

£408.4M

2022

£35.1M

2023

£39.6M

2024

£32.7M

2025

£66.9M

2026

£8.3M