Bangladesh development projects

Another public project gone awfully awry

Lack of progress in hi-tech parks project is unacceptable

No respite from habitual delays in public projects

Dhaka-Sylhet expansion work plagued by land acquisition issues

Timely road repairs are vitally needed

LGED must reduce its huge repairs backlog, prevent shoddy construction

No hasty projects in times of crisis

Government should be cautious about taking up new projects before election

Unfinished bridges, unfulfilled promises

A wake-up call for Bangladesh’s development planners

How can a highway crumble in just three years?

The Khulna-Satkhira highway fiasco serves as a wake-up call for development authorities

When bridges are not bridge-y enough

It shows how poor planning and lax quality control are marring Bangladesh's development projects

Poor quality control is hurting the future of development

Authorities must ensure quality, prevent irregularities in construction projects

Government should rethink its spending priorities

Increased expenditure on low-priority projects will further fuel inflation

May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023

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

1 month time extension raises project cost by 0.95 percentage points

May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023

WB is right to flag up project delays in Bangladesh

Project delay has been a persistent problem, but it is not an irreversible one

April 12, 2023
April 12, 2023

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.

December 3, 2022
December 3, 2022

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.

August 17, 2022
August 17, 2022

Another awful tragedy in the pursuit of development

BRT project authorities must answer for their negligence

September 9, 2019
September 9, 2019

​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.

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