The World Bank E-32, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh Phone: (880-2) 5566-7777, (880) 96-0440-4000 Facsimile: (880-2) 5566-7778, 6566-7779 Abdoulaye Seck Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Dated: May 17, 2023 Secretary Sharifa Khan Economic Relations Division Ministry of Finance Block 8, Room 3 Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Agargaon, Dhaka Dear Secretary Khan: Bangladesh: College Education Developnent Project (Credit No. 5841-BD) Amendmaent to the Finachig Agreement We refer to the Financing Agreement between the People's Republic of Bangladesh ("Recipient") and the International Development Association ("Association") dated September 8, 2016, as amended ("Financing Agreement"), for the above-mentioned Project ("Project"). We also refer to your letter dated March 16, 2023, requesting the Association to restructure the Project. We are pleased to inform you that the Association, after due consideration, proposes to amend the Financing Agreement as set forth below: 1. The table under Section IV.A.3 of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement is amended and attached as Annex- I to the Amendment Letter. 2. The Disbursement Linked Indicators set forth in the Attachment to Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement are revised to read as set forth in Annex-2 to the Amendment Letter. 3. The Results Framework agreed further to Section II.A. I of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement is revised to read in its entirely as set forth in Annex-3 to the Amendment Letter. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment Letter, all other provisions of the Financing Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. The Association will disclose this Amendment Letter and related information in accordance with the World Bank's Policy on Access to Information. By entering into this Amendment Letter, the Recipient consents to disclosure of this Amendment Letter and related information. Ms. Sharifa Khan -2- May 17, 2023 Please confirm your acceptance to the foregoing by signing and dating the two originals of this Amendment Letter, retaining one original for your records and returning the other original to the Association. Upon receipt by the Association of the original Amendment Letter countersigned by you, in a manner satisfactory to the Association, this Amendment Letter will become effective as of the date of the countersignature. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By_ Abdoulaye Seek Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan AGREED: PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH By: Authorized Representati\ Name: Sharifa Ktan b7k-rEJIary Economic Rewuvons LWnss4W Title: m"i" of nance Date: Ms. Sharifa Khan -3- May 17, 2023 Annex-i Amount of the Percentage of Expenditures to Financing Allocated be Financed (expressed in SDR) (exclusive of Taxes) Category (1) Eligible Expenditure Program 65,050,000 100% ("EEP") under Pails I and 2 of the Project (2) Goods, works, non-consulting 5,550,000 100% services, consultants' services, Incremental Operating Costs, and Training under Part 3 of the Project TOTAL AMOUNT 70,600,000 Annex-2 ATTACHMENT TO SCHEDULE 2 Disbursement Linked Indicators and Disbursement Linked Results Disbursement DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year 4 DLR for Year DLR for Year 6 DLR for Year 7 Linked 1 (Effective - 2 (Jan - Dec 3 (Jan - Dec 5 (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec Indicators Dec 2017) 2018) (Jan - Dec 2020) 2021) 2022) 2023) 2019) DLI 1: MOE has The six expert MOE has MOE has: (a) MOE prepared development of established a groups have finalized a first approved the an investment college sub- national drafted draft college college sub- plan for quality Sector strategic strategic background sub-sector sector strategic enhancement of plan planning studies. strategic plan, plan; and (b) college committee and disclosed on the conducted at education in line six expert MoE website least three with the college groups under for public national sub-sector the terms of comments, and dissemination strategic plan reference carried out workshops acceptable to consultation the Association workshops. DLR (a) 1,412,000.00 Value 11,296,000.00 1,412,000.00 1,412,000.00 2,824,000.00 2,824,000.00 (b) 1,412,000.00 Ms. Sharifa Khan -5- May 17, 2023 Disbursement DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year 4 DLR for Year DLR for Year 6 DLR for Year 7 Linked 1 (Effective - 2 (Jan - Dec 3 (Jan - Dec 5 (Jan - Dce (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec Indicators Dec 2017) 2018) (Jan - Dec 2020) 2021) 2022) 2023) 2019) (in SDR) DLI 2: the (a) MoE has MOE has MOE has MOE has number of submitted filled, filled, completed a government requisition of cumulatively, cumulatively, needs college teacher at least 2,700 1500 2700 assessment for vacancies filled government government government new teacher college teacher college teacher college teacher posts positions to the vacancies. vacancies. Public Service Commission; and (b) MOE has filled 900 government college teacher vacancies DLR Value 12,708,000.00 (a) 2,824,000.00 2,824,000.00 1,412,000.00 (in 2,824,000.00 Scalability SDR) SDR 1,412,000 for Ms. Sharifa Khan -6- May 17, 2023 Disbursement DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year 4 DLR for Year DLR for Year 6 DLR for Year 7 Linked I (Effective - 2 (Jan - Dec 3 (Jan - Dec 5 (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec Indicators Dec 2017) 2018) (Jan - Dec 2020) 2021) 2022) 2023) 2019) (b) 600 teacher 2,824,000.00 appointed, thereafter SDR 1,412,000 for a set of 600 teachers appointed, up to a maximum of SDR 2,824,000 DLI 3: The Recipient The Recipient Ministry of Improvement of has issued a has initiated Education has teacher gazette to drafting of placed the draft management amend rules of NTSC Act Amendment of system for non- Non- the NTRCA Act government Government to the Cabinet colleges Teachers Division for Registration approval and Certification Authority (NTRCA) Ms. Sharifa Khan -7- May 17, 2023 Disbursement DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year 4 DLR for Year DLR for Year 6 DLR for Year 7 Linked I (Effective - 2 (Jan - Dec 3 (Jan - Dec 5 (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec Indicators Dec 2017) 2018) (Jan - Dec 2020) 2021) 2022) 2023) 2019) DLR Value (in 6,359,000,00 2t824,000.00 1,412,000.00 2,123,000.00 SDR) DLI 4: Improved MOE has MOE has On average 20% On average (a) On average On average 90% teaching and issued an signed of the allocated 40% of the total 65% of the total of the total learning operation Performance budget of the allocated allocated budget allocated budget environment in manual for the contracts with competitive budget of the of the of the selected colleges' the selected funding is competitive competitive competitive government and competitive colleges for utilized in funding is funding is funding is non-government funding round I accordance with utilized in utilized in utilized in colleges program competitive the operation accordance accordance with accordance with funding in manual with the the operation the operation accordance operation manual; and (b) manual with the manual High performing operation and deserving manual colleges received additional grants Ms. Sharifa Khan -8- May 17, 2023 Disbursement DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year 4 DLR for Year DLR for Year 6 DLR for Year 7 Linked 1 (Effective - 2 (Jan - Dec 3 (Jan - Dec 5 (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec Indicators Dec 2017) 2018) (Jan - Dec 2020) 2021) 2022) 2023) 2019) DLR Value 2,824,000.00 2,824,000.00 (a) 2,824,000.00 2,824,000.00 (in Scalability Scalability Scalability Scalability SDR) SDR 706,000 SDR 706,000 SDR 706,000 SDR 706,000 against against against against achievement of achievement of achievement of achievement of every 5% every additional every additional every additional utilization up to 5% utilization 6.25% 6.25% a maximum of up to a utilization up to utilization up to SDR maximum of a maximum of a maximum of 2,824,000,00 SDR SDR SDR 2,824,000.00 2,824,000.00 2,824,000.00 (b) 2,123,000 DLI 5: Number (a) MOE has Cumulatively Cumulatively Cumulatively of teachers and signed 800 teachers 2,000 teachers 6,500 teachers managers in international and managers and managers and managers Honors and partnership are trained are trained under are trained under Masters colleges agreement under the the partnership the partnership trained in subject, with partners partnership and and through and through pedagogical, and for the through enhanced enhanced Ms. Sharifa Khan -9- May 17, 2023 Disbursement DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year 4 DLR for Year DLR for Year 6 DLR for Year 7 Linked 1 (Effective - 2 (Jan - Dec 3 (Jan - Dec 5 (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec Indicators Dec 2017) 2018) 2020) 2021) 2022) 2023) (Jan - Dec 2019) managerial provision of enhanced online/blended online/blended trainings teacher and online/blended subject-based subject-based manager subject-based training training training; and training (b) MOE has completed a need assessment for teachers and managers training DLR Value 2,824,000.00 2,824,000.00 4,324,000.00 (in 12,796,000.00 (a) SDR) 1,412,000.00 Scalability Scalability SDR 1,412,000 SDR 706,000 SDR 706,000 (b) for 400 teachers for every for every 1,412,000.00 and managers additional 300 additional 750 trained, teachers and tial 750 teachers and thereafter, SDR managers managers 1,412,000 for trained up to a trained up to a additional 400 maximum of maximum of Ms. Sharifa Khan -10- May 17, 2023 Disbursement DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year 4 DLR for Year DLR for Year 6 DLR for Year 7 Linked I (Effective - 2 (Jan - Dec 3 (Jan - Dec 5 (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec Indicators Dec 2017) 2018) (Jan - Dec 2020) 2021) 2022) 2023) 2019) teachers and SDR SDR managers 2,824,000.00 4,324,000.00 trained, up to a maximum of SDR 2,824,000.00 DLI 6: COVID- The National 19 Response: University Establishment of completed (a) Online Learning the development Platform for of learning Building management Resilience of information College system and (b) Education content development for at least three subjects Ms. Sharifa Khan -11- May 17, 2023 Disbursement DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year DLR for Year 4 DLR for Year DLR for Year 6 DLR for Year 7 Linked 1 (Effective - 2 (Jan - Dec 3 (Jan - Dec 5 (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec (Jan - Dec Indicators Dec 2017) 2018) (Jan - Dec 2020) 2021) 2022) 2023) 2019) DLR (a) 2,118,000.00 Value 4,236,000.00 (b) 2,118,000.00 (in SDR) Annex-3 Revised Results Framework COUNTRY: Bangladesh College Education Development Project Project Development Objectives(s) The project development objectives are to strengthen the strategic planning and management capacity of the college education subsector and to improve the teaching and learning environment of participating colleges. Project Development Objective Indicators by Objectives/ Outcomes Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 5 6 To strengthen the strategic planning and management capacity of the college education subsector MOE has finalized a first draft college MOE has: (a) MOE prepared an sub-sector strategic approved the investment plan for Sector strategy and action No strategic plan is a plan, disclosed on college sub-sector 0 Background studies quality enhancement plan developed, and the available for the the MoE website strategic plan: and PBC I .are drafted by the ofocollege education initial implementation tertiary college exert groups for public (b) conducted at in lne ith t started (Text) subsector. expert groups. comments. and least three national in line with the -college sub-sector carried out dissemination c consultation workshops strategic plan workshops. Government college Vacancies: MoE has filled 900 MoE has filled MoE has filled MoE has completed teacher vacancies filled PBC 2 2,700 government collegecumulatively, cumulatively, a needs assessment (Text) teacher vacancies. 1,500 government 2,700 government for teacher posts. Ms. Sharifa Khan -13- May 17, 2023 Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 5 6 college teacher college teacher vacancies. vacancies. To improve the teaching and learning environment of participating colleges Number of teachers and managers in Honours and completed a need 800 college 2,000 college 6.500 college Masters colleges trained PBC 5, comet an teachers and teachers and teachers and in subject and 5 0eachers and managers are managers are managers are pedagogical training trained, trained. trained. managers training. under the Project (Text) Action: This indicator has been Revised Teaching and learning environment at Honours and Masters colleges 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.00 10.00 20.00 50.00 70.00 upgraded (% of IDP activity milestones achieved) (Number) Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 5 6 Component 1: Strengtheing the strategic planning and management capacity Students benefiting from direct interventions to 0.00 800,000.00 90000.00 1,800,000.00 17900,000.00 2.000,000.00 2,100,000.00 2.100,000.00 enhance learning (CRI, Number) Ms. Sharifa Khan -14- May 17, 2023 Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 5 6 Students benefiting from direct interventions to 0.00 368.000.00 423.000.00 864,000.00 931,000.00 1,000,000.00 1,071,000.00 1.071.000.00 enhance learnmng - Female (CRI. Number) Management in the participating colleges strengthened (% of grant 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 30.00 50.00 80.00 supported colleges publish timely annual reports) (Percentage) Component 2: Improving the teaching and learning environment in participating colleges Number of colleges which completed self- 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 20,00 30,00 assessment for quality assurance (Number) Increased satisfaction levels of students and Student: Student: teachers of grant Student: 2.57 Teacher: Teacher: supported colleges about n.a N.A N.A. Teacher: 2,42 N.A. (15% increase fromN.A. (30% increase from teaching and learning (Baseline) the baseline) the baseline) environment (targets set by % increase) (Text) Component 3: Project Management, communication and monitoring and evaluation PMU is fully operational No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (Yes/No) Midterm and follow-up Tracer study Follow-up Tracer tracer study conducted n.a N.A. N.A. conducted N.A N.A N.A study conducted (Text) Ms. Sharifa Khan -15- May 17, 2023 Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 5 6 Web-based Project Management Information Development of PMIS fully PMIS fully PMIS fully PMIS fully System (PMIS) is n.a N.A. N.A. the web-based functional and functional and functional and functional and established and regularly PMIS initiated regularly updated regularly updated regularly updated regularly updated updated. (Text) Awareness raising activities are regularly 0.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 conducted. (Number)