mega projects

Padma Bridge rail link. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Thoughts

Will the Bangladeshi mega projects pay off expected benefits? 

The promises of the megaproject-based development narrative are yet to be fulfilled as reflected through the living standards of the ordinary people

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Panorama

‘We have invested and planned to increase traffic congestion’

Professor Mustafizur Rahman. Illustration: TBS
Panorama

‘Price volatility should be factored in while designing dev projects’

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Bangladesh

Imposing extra tax on vehicles without improved services to worsen traffic jam

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Buy Covid vaccines urgently with money from mega projects: BNP

Dr Shamsul Hoque. Picture: Collected
Budget

There should be adequate allocations, guidelines for mega projects

Under-construction Padma bridge. Photo: BSS
Budget

Budget misses direction for slow-moving mega projects

Budget 2021-22: Focus on mega-projects, nothing special on employment generation
Videos

Budget 2021-22: Focus on mega-projects, nothing special on employment generation

Photo: Mumit M
Panorama

‘If the govt can better negotiate terms, we can compete in bids’

Quazi Osman Ali, managing director of SIBL, during an interview with The Business Standard on 22 November. Photo: Salauddin Ahmed
Banking

SIBL plans to help mega projects through indirect financing

Govt to purchase 1 lakh kg uranium for Rooppur plant from 2027
Infrastructure

Work on mega projects set for a restart

Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Infrastructure

Revised ADP: Allocations up for some mega projects, down for others

The construction of a metro rail line goes on in the capital. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Infrastructure

Megaproject dependent growth puts steel industry at risk