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For projects involving many stakeholders, maximum consideration should be given in the project design to efficient and streamlined implementation arrangements. Also, in the design of projects in highly time-sensitive sectors, an institutional set-up is needed that will help to expedite implementation schedules, provide flexibility in adapting to market changes, and engage private sector stakeholders who are generally more active in such sectors.

Project Number: 40054-013
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Information Highway Project
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The need for a more thorough assessment of the capability of the executing agencies, including their commitment to the project. The Roads and Highways Department, which had more experience in implementing ADB projects, was remiss in its responsibilities. The frequent change in project personnel may have placed inexperienced technical staff on the project. The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority and Ministry of Women and Children Affairs were not committed to the project, leading to their failure to produce required outputs.

Project Number: 34415-013
Project Name: Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project II
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A more rigorous assessment of fund raising management of the pourashavas and operation and maintenance management capacity at the central and local levels of government needs to be factored into future project designs.

Project Number: 29041-013
Project Name: Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project
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There is a need for a clear separation of analysis on the institutional setup and financing responsibilities between different functions, which in this project were riverbank protection and irrigation managemen

Project Number: 34038-013
Project Name: Jamuna–Meghna River Erosion Mitigation Project
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Given that the flood protection benefit is largely reflected in higher land and building values, cost recovery for embankment maintenance should be sourced more from property (building and land) taxes rather than from irrigation service charges, which is linked to more usage of irrigation water.

Project Number: 34038-013
Project Name: Jamuna–Meghna River Erosion Mitigation Project
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A greater level of upfront efforts in project preparation, particularly in the areas of preparing credible traffic forecasts and identifying road alignments, could pay large dividends. Mitigation measures identified in the RRP to address project risks were largely unsuccessful, and the project was subject to long time delays, problems with land acquisition and procurement, shortfalls in demand, and insufficient funding for maintenance.

Project Number: 33243-013
Project Name: Road Maintenance and Improvement Project
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Baseline data collection is a priority. At appraisal and during implementation, greater attention should have been given to the design and monitoring framework, especially in establishing measurable indicators and their baseline values, and target values with a realistic time frame to achieve these goals. Higher priority should have been given to ensure that baseline data were collected prior to project implementation, and updated during project implementation and at completion. The absence of baseline data has made this independent evaluation of the project difficult.

Project Number: 33243-013
Project Name: Road Maintenance and Improvement Project
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Implementing policy reforms entails a complex and long-term process of change. The legislation and policy measures that were enacted required fundamental changes to the roles of several concerned institutions. These types of reforms can take longer than anticipated, adding uncertainty to the realization of actual outputs and outcomes. The full extent of reforms, especially to institutional arrangements, may extend well beyond the usual administrative life of a project loan.

Project Number: 33243-013
Project Name: Road Maintenance and Improvement Project
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The executing agencies should have had adequate capacity and experience in recruiting consultants to ensure timely availability of necessary consultant inputs. If necessary, advance actions should have been initiated to ensure the fielding of consultants in time.

Project Number: 33224-013
Project Name: Agribusiness Development
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The progress of value addition and supply chain development has been inadequate. The concept of value addition, supply chain management, and improved quality of products needs to be linked to export options, reduction of wastage, high quality standards, compliance with phytosanitary and public health standards, and an increased role of women at different levels of agribusiness development. There remains a need for continued support to women to enable them to diversify and scale up their enterprises, and gain access to upper levels of the value chain.

Project Number: 33224-013
Project Name: Agribusiness Development
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Agriculture marketing associations are not well-organized and federated to meet the needs of the fast-growing domestic agriculture market of Bangladesh.

Project Number: 33224-013
Project Name: Agribusiness Development
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The agriculture marketing subsector in Bangladesh is growing fast and requires public support for promotion, facilitation, legal and regulatory supports, and necessary infrastructure development and training. The future development of agriculture, agro-economy, and rural employment depends on the development of this subsector. There is a need for an appropriate and capable agribusiness development agency that can support future demand, which is now mandated to Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM).

Project Number: 33224-013
Project Name: Agribusiness Development
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Small enterprises should have been made more rewarding in terms of financial returns on investment and employment opportunities compared to medium and large enterprises. Due to improvement of technology; efficient use of increased capital cost, operating cost, and cost of labor; and ability to meet need for higher efficiency and demand for high quality standards of produce in the market, medium to large agribusiness enterprises are staying in the competition.

Project Number: 33224-013
Project Name: Agribusiness Development
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The participation of women improved project outcomes and gave them more opportunities in business, employment, skill development, marketing, and income generation.

Project Number: 33224-013
Project Name: Agribusiness Development
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Recruitment of supervision consultants and major civil works contractor was delayed by the Roads and Highways Department. This delay was further aggravated by problems with land acquisition and tree removals. In recent ADB-assisted projects in Bangladesh, advance work for land acquisition, tree removal and resettlement commenced before selection of civil works contractors.

Project Number: 34415-013
Project Name: Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project II
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