Two more development projects to be implemented following a public-private partnership module under Bangladesh-Japan joint initiative have been dropped.

Civil servants’ clerical attitude, inertia, and red tape are the key weaknesses in managing the economy, said immediate past planning minister MA Mannan.

DNCC must bear down on faulty streetlight suppliers

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.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated several development projects, including capital dredging of a key channel, aimed at creating better facilities at Payra Seaport.

Delays and lack of quality control are a major concern when it comes to development projects.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 25, 2022) directed the authorities concerned to take high care of environment and ecology while taking up any development project.

A syndicate of bureaucrats, politicians and officials of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) in Cox’s Bazar have systematically siphoned off Tk 78 crore in public money from three development projects.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities concerned to take development projects that do not adversely affect people.

The High Court issues an injunction restraining the government from felling trees for implementing different development projects in the forests and forest lands across the country for next six months.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought cooperation from all, irrespective of their party affiliations, in establishing Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous country.

Projects under the three Indian Lines of Credit worth around $7.5 billion are facing delays mainly due to technical and bureaucratic reasons, and both sides are responsible for this, officials said.

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other ministers cannot inaugurate any development project or lay any foundation stone until the results of the upcoming general election are announced.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Thakurgaon tomorrow to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of some 66 development projects in the district.

Laying emphasis on extra safety of its personnel, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) says it remains "firmly committed" to contributing to the development of Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said it would be easier to free the society from corruption by making the best use of technology.

Terming former enclave dwellers as the sons, citizens and, near and dear ones of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures them that her government would do whatever necessary for their overall welfare.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates and lays foundation stones of 15 development projects in seven districts including three power plants.