development projects

Star Interview / Bureaucrats to blame for cost, time overruns

Civil servants’ clerical attitude, inertia, and red tape are the key weaknesses in managing the economy, said immediate past planning minister MA Mannan.

There’s no curbing corruption without accountability

DNCC must bear down on faulty streetlight suppliers

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.

PM opens projects to boost facilities at Payra Seaport

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated several development projects, including capital dredging of a key channel, aimed at creating better facilities at Payra Seaport.

How to make development projects more time and cost-effective

Delays and lack of quality control are a major concern when it comes to development projects.

Implement development projects keeping adequate green area: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 25, 2022) directed the authorities concerned to take high care of environment and ecology while taking up any development project.

3 Dev projects in Cox’s Bazar: Syndicate finds mines of money

A syndicate of bureaucrats, politicians and officials of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) in Cox’s Bazar have systematically siphoned off Tk 78 crore in public money from three development projects.

No project that affects people: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities concerned to take development projects that do not adversely affect people.

HC restrains govt from felling trees for dev projects

The High Court issues an injunction restraining the government from felling trees for implementing different development projects in the forests and forest lands across the country for next six months.

February 21, 2019
February 21, 2019

First Indian Line of Credit: 8yrs gone, only 51pc utilised

Projects under the three Indian Lines of Credit worth around $7.5 billion are facing delays mainly due to technical and bureaucratic reasons, and both sides are responsible for this, officials said.

November 23, 2018
November 23, 2018

Inaugurating Dev Projects: PM, others can't do it until polls results out

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other ministers cannot inaugurate any development project or lay any foundation stone until the results of the upcoming general election are announced.

March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018

PM to visit Thakurgaon tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Thakurgaon tomorrow to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of some 66 development projects in the district.

July 6, 2016
July 6, 2016

JICA committed to continue development work in Bangladesh

Laying emphasis on extra safety of its personnel, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) says it remains "firmly committed" to contributing to the development of Bangladesh.

March 3, 2016
March 3, 2016

PM pins hope on technology to check graft

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said it would be easier to free the society from corruption by making the best use of technology.

October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015

Everything to be done for ex-enclave dwellers’ welfare: PM

Terming former enclave dwellers as the sons, citizens and, near and dear ones of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures them that her government would do whatever necessary for their overall welfare.

October 8, 2015
October 8, 2015

PM stresses timely completion of dev projects

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates and lays foundation stones of 15 development projects in seven districts including three power plants.

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