Northern Bangladesh Integrated development Project (NOBIDEP)

(1) Goal

Promote economic growth and reduce poverty in 14 target Districts of northern region of Bangladesh.

(2) Objectives

• Expand access to rural infrastructures and services
• Expand access to urban infrastructures and service delivery
• Improve urban governance in target Pourashavas

(3) Components

1. Rural infrastructure development

1-1.	Upazila roads (include bridges and culverts)
1-2.	Union roads (include bridges and culverts)
1-3.	Upazila roads rehabilitation
1-4.	Growth centers and rural markets
1-5.	Ghats
1-6.	Labor contracting society (LCS) scheme
1-7.	Community-based road safety program
1-8.	Training and capacity development

2. Urban infrastructure and governance improvement

2-1.	Urban infrastructure development and service delivery
2-2.	Governance improvement and capacity development

3. Institutional development

3-1.	Administration support
3-2.	Equipment Procurement

4. Consulting services

4-1.	Design, supervision and monitoring (DSM) consultant for component 1 and subcomponent 2-1
4-2.	Governance improvement and capacitydevelopment (GICD) consultant for subcomponent 2-2
4-3.	Benefit monitoring and evaluation (BME) consultant

(4) Project period

July 2014 to June 2021

(5) Type of project

Loan (approximately BDT 16,000 million)

(6) Counterpart agencies

• Local Government Division (LGD), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (MLGRD&C)
• Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (MLGRD&C)

(7) Target areas

14 Districts and 18 Paurashava

No	Division	District	Pourashava	Category
1	Rangpur	Kurigram	Ulipur	B
2	Dhaka	Tangail	Kalihathi	B
3	Dhaka	Mymensingh	Nandail	C
4	Dhaka	Jamalpur	Dewanganj	C
5	Dhaka	Sherpur	Sreebardi	C
6	Rangpur	Dinajpur	Fulbari	B
7	Dhaka	Mymensingh	Phulpur	B
8	Rangpur	Nilphamari	Jaldhaka	C
9	Rangpur	Rangpur	Haragach	C
10	Dhaka	Jamalpur	Melandaha	C
11	Rangpur	Thakurgaon	Pirganj	B
12	Rangpur	Gaibandha	Sundarganj	C
13	Rangpur	Dinajpur	Birganj	B
14	Rangpur	Kurigram	Nageswari	B
15	Dhaka	Tangail	Madhupur	B
16	Rangpur	Rangpur	Badarganj	B
17	Dhaka	Kishoreganj	Pakundia	C
18	Rangpur	Thakurgaon	Ranishankail	C

(8) Beneficiaries

Citizens of the target Districts and Paurashavas.