Bangladesh development projects

Take steps to repair Pirojpur roads

Regular maintenance, provision of funds necessary
17 April 2025, 08:30 AM

Why are iron bridges in Barguna collapsing?

Take measures to address the plight of commuters
4 March 2025, 04:00 AM

Another public project gone awfully awry

Lack of progress in hi-tech parks project is unacceptable
8 July 2024, 08:09 AM

No respite from habitual delays in public projects

Dhaka-Sylhet expansion work plagued by land acquisition issues
15 May 2024, 11:28 AM

Timely road repairs are vitally needed

LGED must reduce its huge repairs backlog, prevent shoddy construction
11 February 2024, 05:09 AM

No hasty projects in times of crisis

Government should be cautious about taking up new projects before election
30 October 2023, 14:00 PM

Unfinished bridges, unfulfilled promises

A wake-up call for Bangladesh’s development planners
20 September 2023, 11:52 AM

How can a highway crumble in just three years?

The Khulna-Satkhira highway fiasco serves as a wake-up call for development authorities
29 July 2023, 05:35 AM

When bridges are not bridge-y enough

It shows how poor planning and lax quality control are marring Bangladesh's development projects
28 July 2023, 09:30 AM

Poor quality control is hurting the future of development

Authorities must ensure quality, prevent irregularities in construction projects
10 July 2023, 06:44 AM

Government should rethink its spending priorities

Increased expenditure on low-priority projects will further fuel inflation
20 June 2023, 11:30 AM

Why should people have to suffer for RHD failure?

Complete the Jamalpur railway overpass project without further delay
21 May 2023, 04:55 AM

1 Month extension raises project cost by 0.95 percentage points: study

1 month time extension raises project cost by 0.95 percentage points
18 May 2023, 18:00 PM

WB is right to flag up project delays in Bangladesh

Project delay has been a persistent problem, but it is not an irreversible one
11 May 2023, 22:15 PM

The price of expensive development

This unusually high construction costs of various megaprojects in Bangladesh are fuelled by irregularities, corruption, and problems with project planning.
12 April 2023, 17:00 PM

All behind schedule

Bangladesh Railway is implementing 35 projects to expand its services, but none of them would be completed on time, raising questions about its capability in executing such a large number of development schemes concurrently.
3 December 2022, 01:00 AM

Another awful tragedy in the pursuit of development

BRT project authorities must answer for their negligence
17 August 2022, 03:24 AM

​AIIB to provide $1bn for Bangladesh’s dev projects

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will provide Bangladesh one billion dollar for the development of various projects.
9 September 2019, 11:19 AM