project delays and cost overruns
Bangladesh railway must tighten its belt
Another exposé of wasteful spending shows the urgency of corrective action
17 March 2025, 06:00 AM
Taskforce report: 8 mega projects cost $7.5b more for graft, delay
The initially estimated costs of these projects were $11.2 billion in total
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Another public project gone awfully awry
Lack of progress in hi-tech parks project is unacceptable
8 July 2024, 08:09 AM
How many times can a project be revised?
RHD highway expansion project continues to hit roadblocks
8 April 2024, 09:30 AM
Railway inefficiencies are proving costly
Lack of accountability is the main issue
14 February 2024, 08:59 AM
Bangladesh Railway must be made accountable
Why is it continuously failing to finish projects on time and within budget?
5 October 2023, 09:30 AM
Speed up the food storage project
Ensure accountability for missed deadlines
15 July 2023, 05:14 AM
Government should rethink its spending priorities
Increased expenditure on low-priority projects will further fuel inflation
20 June 2023, 11:30 AM
A super specialised hospital that serves no one
BSMMU must ensure its new unit is ready to serve the public without any further delay
10 June 2023, 02:00 AM
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
WB concerned about project delays
The more than seven years average project implementation period for Bangladesh between 2016 and 2021 presents a risk to the effective implementation of the next country partnership framework, said the World Bank in a report recently.
11 May 2023, 01:00 AM
Chattogram deserves better from its city corporation
A street lighting project that has been in limbo for years shows how ill-prepared CCC is
21 December 2022, 12:14 PM
RHD must not delay crucial projects
It must explain why estimated cost of a project shot up even before its take-off
13 December 2022, 05:28 AM
Why is RHD hiring firms with poor records?
Important road development projects should not be in incompetent hands
9 December 2022, 23:12 PM
Is Bangladesh Railway beyond hope?
Why are all of railway projects running behind schedule?
4 December 2022, 20:00 PM
Public projects must support our environmental agenda
Will the PM’s latest directive be followed by the relevant authorities?
23 November 2022, 10:39 AM
The public shouldn’t pay for govt ineptitude
Project delays a direct result of irresponsible governance
14 October 2022, 10:21 AM
Why do railway projects keep floundering?
Authorities should critically examine and fix systemic problems
29 August 2022, 12:27 PM
Foreign trips are no gifts to be doled out to state officials
The government must stop this farcical exercise
28 August 2022, 12:34 PM
Public Money: Easy Come, Easy Go
Wastefully expensive government projects are hurting the people
13 August 2022, 12:40 PM