Jahidul Islam

Mohammad Jahidul Islam is a Senior Staff Correspondent at The Business Standard who has experience in journalism for thirteen years. He specialises in transport and communication infrastructure, macro economy and development economics. He can be reached at [email protected]

Chemical management use is must to improve workers health safety, pollution control and lowering operation cost in pursuit of a sustainable textile sector: Experts
Supplement

Chemical management use is must to improve workers health safety, pollution control and lowering operation cost in pursuit of a sustainable textile sector: Experts

Delays, disputes: Four road projects worth $6.8b axed from PPP with Japan
Economy

Delays, disputes: Four road projects worth $6.8b axed from PPP with Japan

Infograph: TBS
Energy

Ghorashal Palash urea factory hamstrung for lack of rail link, enough storage

Bangla Academy proposes Tk16.50cr project for higher-study textbooks
Education

Bangla Academy proposes Tk16.50cr project for higher-study textbooks

Slow progress triggers over 54% fund cuts for 4 metro projects
Infrastructure

Slow progress triggers over 54% fund cuts for 4 metro projects

Jahidul Islam. Sketch: TBS
Supplement

Bangladesh Railways: Will billions spent on rail tracks pay the intended dividends?

Metro stations in Dhaka were overrun on Sunday, with throngs of commuters snaking through lengthy queues at Uttara, Pallabi, Secretariat, and Motijheel stations. Photo: Collected from Maksud Rahman Nizam's post on Facebook
Bangladesh

Metro stations over-crowded, passengers in long queues amid low train frequency

Cutting waste more can make food security easier to achieve
Analysis

Cutting waste more can make food security easier to achieve

Revenue woes: Railway grapples with fiscal strain
Economy

Revenue woes: Railway grapples with fiscal strain

Six Dhaka seats among 10 lowest turnout records
Politics

Six Dhaka seats among 10 lowest turnout records

Tough choice: Health beats education in household expenses
Health

Tough choice: Health beats education in household expenses

Local trains keep closing. Will it make railways viable?
Bangladesh

Local trains keep closing. Will it make railways viable?

A Bangladesh Railway train on the move. File Photo: UNB
Transport

Railway beefs up security to prevent sabotage, dog squads deployed