The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides major financing for Bangladesh’s TVET transformation, including a $150 million loan signed August 2025 for “TVET Teachers for the Future” program. This results-based financing upgrades 10,000 instructors’ skills in mechanical, electronics, ICT, civil, and agri-food clusters, impacting 250,000 students across DTE’s 49 polytechnics and 64 technical schools via modern training beyond Dhaka.
