project delays and cost overruns

Bangladesh railway must tighten its belt

Another exposé of wasteful spending shows the urgency of corrective action

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

Another public project gone awfully awry

Lack of progress in hi-tech parks project is unacceptable

How many times can a project be revised?

RHD highway expansion project continues to hit roadblocks

Railway inefficiencies are proving costly

Lack of accountability is the main issue

Bangladesh Railway must be made accountable

Why is it continuously failing to finish projects on time and within budget?

Speed up the food storage project

Ensure accountability for missed deadlines

Government should rethink its spending priorities

Increased expenditure on low-priority projects will further fuel inflation

A super specialised hospital that serves no one

BSMMU must ensure its new unit is ready to serve the public without any further delay

May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023

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.

December 21, 2022
December 21, 2022

Chattogram deserves better from its city corporation

A street lighting project that has been in limbo for years shows how ill-prepared CCC is

December 13, 2022
December 13, 2022

RHD must not delay crucial projects

It must explain why estimated cost of a project shot up even before its take-off

December 10, 2022
December 10, 2022

Why is RHD hiring firms with poor records?

Important road development projects should not be in incompetent hands

December 5, 2022
December 5, 2022

Is Bangladesh Railway beyond hope?

Why are all of railway projects running behind schedule?

November 23, 2022
November 23, 2022

Public projects must support our environmental agenda

Will the PM’s latest directive be followed by the relevant authorities?

October 14, 2022
October 14, 2022

The public shouldn’t pay for govt ineptitude

Project delays a direct result of irresponsible governance

August 29, 2022
August 29, 2022

Why do railway projects keep floundering?

Authorities should critically examine and fix systemic problems

August 28, 2022
August 28, 2022

Foreign trips are no gifts to be doled out to state officials

The government must stop this farcical exercise

August 13, 2022
August 13, 2022

Public Money: Easy Come, Easy Go

Wastefully expensive government projects are hurting the people