Evicted and Abandoned

Bangladesh

13 projects with confirmed or possible displacement between 2004 and 2013. That represents 18% of all the World Bank-financed projects in Bangladesh. An estimated 84,408 people were displaced by 4 projects. The World Bank doesn't have information on the effects produced by the rest.

Top 3 projects per estimated # people physically or economically displaced

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* = This project was administered by the World Bank but paid through another financier.

Confirmed displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost Displaced people (estimated)
Coastal Embankment Improvement Project - Phase I (CEIP-I) Jun. 26, 2013 Active $375M 6,325
BD Private Sector Development Mar. 1, 2011 Active $120M Unknown
Bangladesh Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project Feb. 24, 2011 Closed $1.2B 73,329
BD Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project Dec. 2, 2008 Active $149M 310
Siddhirganj Power Project Oct. 30, 2008 Active $350M 4,444
Possible displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost
BD Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project Mar. 22, 2012 Active $75M
Bangladesh - Primary Education Development Program III Aug. 25, 2011 Active $300M
Bangladesh Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project Aug. 12, 2011 Active $46.3M*
APL on Strengthening Regional Cooperation For Wildlife Protection in Asia Apr. 7, 2011 Active $39M
BD Chittagong Water Supply Improvement and Sanitation Project Jun. 23, 2010 Active $170M
Clean Air and Sustainable Environment Project May. 12, 2009 Active $62.2M
Emergency 2007 Cyclone Recovery and Restoration Project Nov. 6, 2008 Active $109M
Water Management Improvement Project Sep. 18, 2007 Active $102.3M