Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia – Bangladesh Phase 1 Project

About this project

The Project will support the modernization of transport and trade enabling infrastructure, systems and procedures in Bangladesh. It will include infrastructure facilities at Benapole, Bhomra, and Burimari land ports, Custom House, Chattogram and Customs, Excise and VAT Training Academy, Chattogram. The trade infrastructure will be premised on digitalization, contact-free and paper-free processing. The project will also support the development of an automated border management system coupled with support for streamlining border processes. and associated capacity building support to enable contemporary trade facilitation practices. The project will also finance the Sylhet – Charkhai - Sheola corridor which is a major road linking Sheola land port with Sylhet divisional headquarter. The road is part a strategic regional corridor, the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) corridor which extends from Kolkata, India to Kunming, China. From June 30, 2026, the project will also support incomplete works, goods and services for Bangladesh Regional Waterway Transport Project, which will include completion of Pangaon and Ashuganj Cargo Terminals, Chandpur and Narayanganj Passenger Terminals along with cargo handling equipment and user convenience facilities for passenger terminals, landside work for the selected landing stations and launch ghats, procurement of hydrographic survey equipment, implementation of biodiversity conservation and management plan along the dredged sites, mainten…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Bangladesh

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessTrade facilitationPublic transport servicesInformation and communication technology (ICT)

Places

Sylhet, Chattogram, Charkai, Burimari, Benapole, Bhomra, Sheola

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA)

Accountable

People's Republic of Bangladesh

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P176549.

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