mega projects

Opinion / After metro rail, Dhaka’s buses should be the next megaproject

Metro rail is only one part of the puzzle; rationalising bus lines and making bus services passenger-friendly has to be the next step.

A mega leap for transport

Government to open seven projects in September-October; AL to showcase them in campaign for general elections; expert urges building capacity for operations

2 mega projects set to kick off

Physical works of two mega infrastructure projects involving around Tk 70,000 crore will get underway this week, setting off a flurry of activities for the next several years.

Bangladesh railway needs serious fixing

Chronic problems preventing it from getting expected results

Padma Bridge will open to traffic by 2022 end: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that work is going on in full swing to open Padma Bridge to traffic by the end of this year.

Problems with mega projects

In a recent statement, the country director of Asian Development Bank stressed the need to complete mega projects like the metro rail on time because, ultimately, it is the tax-payers who have to pay back the money taken as loan.

Big boost for mega projects

The government has allocated large funds for several mega projects under the next fiscal year's Annual Development Programme (ADP) to speed up the implementation of the projects ahead of the next national polls.

SC verdict a bar to return to '72 charter

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Awami League needed another term of office to implement mega projects to turn

Editorial / Meeting the revenue target

The government's focus on mega projects, skills development and job creation are commendable.

January 31, 2024
January 31, 2024

After metro rail, Dhaka’s buses should be the next megaproject

Metro rail is only one part of the puzzle; rationalising bus lines and making bus services passenger-friendly has to be the next step.

July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023

A mega leap for transport

Government to open seven projects in September-October; AL to showcase them in campaign for general elections; expert urges building capacity for operations

January 28, 2023
January 28, 2023

2 mega projects set to kick off

Physical works of two mega infrastructure projects involving around Tk 70,000 crore will get underway this week, setting off a flurry of activities for the next several years.

June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022

Bangladesh railway needs serious fixing

Chronic problems preventing it from getting expected results

April 6, 2022
April 6, 2022

Padma Bridge will open to traffic by 2022 end: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that work is going on in full swing to open Padma Bridge to traffic by the end of this year.

March 5, 2019
March 5, 2019

Problems with mega projects

In a recent statement, the country director of Asian Development Bank stressed the need to complete mega projects like the metro rail on time because, ultimately, it is the tax-payers who have to pay back the money taken as loan.

May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018

Big boost for mega projects

The government has allocated large funds for several mega projects under the next fiscal year's Annual Development Programme (ADP) to speed up the implementation of the projects ahead of the next national polls.

July 9, 2017
July 9, 2017

SC verdict a bar to return to '72 charter

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Awami League needed another term of office to implement mega projects to turn

June 4, 2016
June 4, 2016

Meeting the revenue target

The government's focus on mega projects, skills development and job creation are commendable.

June 3, 2016
June 3, 2016

Revenue target very ambitious

While economists have praised the proposed budget's emphasis on mega projects, skill development and job creation, they have termed the revenue generation target very ambitious.