Bangladesh gets new ADB country director

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Qingfeng Zhang as its new country director for Bangladesh.

He started his new role in Dhaka yesterday, according to a press statement.

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Qingfeng will oversee ADB’s operations in Bangladesh, strengthen ties with the government, lead policy dialogue with stakeholders, and guide the next country partnership strategy, said the statement.

Prior to this appointment, he was serving as senior director of ADB’s agriculture, food, nature, and rural development sector office.

He brings more than 30 years of professional experience in sustainable development, including over 20 years with ADB.

Throughout his career, he has led transformative programmes and strategic initiatives in agriculture, food systems, water resources, the environment, natural capital, and rural development.

Qingfeng, a Chinese national, has also built strong partnerships with governments, development institutions, academia, and the private sector, where he guided the bank’s strategic and operational engagement in advancing sustainable and resilient development across the region.

He holds a doctorate in environmental engineering from Tsinghua University, a master’s degree in water resources management, and a bachelor’s degree in hydrology from Sichuan University.

He also completed executive education at Harvard Business School.