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

March 17, 2025
March 17, 2025

Bangladesh railway must tighten its belt

Another exposé of wasteful spending shows the urgency of corrective action

February 1, 2025
February 1, 2025

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

July 8, 2024
July 8, 2024

Another public project gone awfully awry

Lack of progress in hi-tech parks project is unacceptable

April 8, 2024
April 8, 2024

How many times can a project be revised?

RHD highway expansion project continues to hit roadblocks

February 14, 2024
February 14, 2024

Railway inefficiencies are proving costly

Lack of accountability is the main issue

October 5, 2023
October 5, 2023

Bangladesh Railway must be made accountable

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

July 15, 2023
July 15, 2023

Speed up the food storage project

Ensure accountability for missed deadlines

June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023

Government should rethink its spending priorities

Increased expenditure on low-priority projects will further fuel inflation

June 10, 2023
June 10, 2023

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 12, 2023
May 12, 2023

WB is right to flag up project delays in Bangladesh

Project delay has been a persistent problem, but it is not an irreversible one