Chinese Investment Impact on the South Asian Sustainable Infrastructure Development: A Case of Bangladesh Study

The importance of sustainable infrastructure investment plays a key role in promoting and maintaining economic growth. Designed suitable and sustainable infrastructure can also make growth more inclusive by sharing its benefits with poorer units, communities, especially by connecting remote areas, small and landlocked countries with major business centers. Although the South Asia region has made progress in infrastructure development, its growth still can't meet the sustainable international standard for quantity and quality. Insufficient sustainable infrastructure could hinder the potential economic growth of South Asian countries, weaken their international competitiveness and disadvantageously affect their poverty reduction efforts. Based on the recent estimation of financial demand for sustainable infrastructure in South Asian countries, this paper analyzes the sustainable infrastructure and estimates the external effects of its investments, then research the investment development in South Asia as well Bangladesh. It also quantitatively assessed the welfare impact of regional sustainable infrastructure development on the overall economy of South Asian countries. The situation and impact of the recent economic and financial crisis provide several reasons for the further development of sustainable infrastructure in South Asian regions, especially Bangladesh. This paper also estimates the need for sustainable infrastructure investment, including transport, electricity, etc. during 2010-2020, to meet growing demands for services and facilitate further rapid growth in the south Asian regions