The report evaluates the cooperation between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Bangladesh from 2004 to 2014. It assesses the results and impact of IFAD-funded activities, focusing on microfinance, rural infrastructure, and enterprise development. The evaluation highlights significant achievements, including rural poverty reduction, malnutrition reduction, and climate change mitigation in areas like haors and chars. However, it also identifies challenges related to sustainability and the need for policy-level dialogue and strategic initiatives to scale up successful innovations. The report emphasizes the importance of gender equality and women's empowerment, noting that these issues have been central to IFAD's program in Bangladesh. It recommends a stronger focus on agriculture, maintaining access to credit, prioritizing environmental protection, broadening policy and institutional support, enhancing knowledge management, and increasing IFAD's presence and capacity in the country. The evaluation concludes that while the partnership has been responsive and productive, there is a need for further efforts to sustain and expand the benefits of IFAD's interventions.The report evaluates the cooperation between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Bangladesh from 2004 to 2014. It assesses the results and impact of IFAD-funded activities, focusing on microfinance, rural infrastructure, and enterprise development. The evaluation highlights significant achievements, including rural poverty reduction, malnutrition reduction, and climate change mitigation in areas like haors and chars. However, it also identifies challenges related to sustainability and the need for policy-level dialogue and strategic initiatives to scale up successful innovations. The report emphasizes the importance of gender equality and women's empowerment, noting that these issues have been central to IFAD's program in Bangladesh. It recommends a stronger focus on agriculture, maintaining access to credit, prioritizing environmental protection, broadening policy and institutional support, enhancing knowledge management, and increasing IFAD's presence and capacity in the country. The evaluation concludes that while the partnership has been responsive and productive, there is a need for further efforts to sustain and expand the benefits of IFAD's interventions.