railway projects

Locomotive crisis can cripple the railway

Government should urgently find a way to address engine shortages

Dhaka-Joydebpur rail expansion: 3yr project now to take 15; cost rises fourfold

The Dhaka-Tongi-Joydebpur railway expansion project is a glaring example of how poor planning, bad decisions and lack of coordination among different government agencies result in huge waste of public money.

Project to buy carriages: After 6 years, it now needs a fresh start

Another railway project involving a Chinese contractor has plunged into deep uncertainty after a government committee directed the authorities not to take the hard loan arranged by the company.

May 8, 2023
May 8, 2023

Locomotive crisis can cripple the railway

Government should urgently find a way to address engine shortages

October 14, 2022
October 14, 2022

Dhaka-Joydebpur rail expansion: 3yr project now to take 15; cost rises fourfold

The Dhaka-Tongi-Joydebpur railway expansion project is a glaring example of how poor planning, bad decisions and lack of coordination among different government agencies result in huge waste of public money.

August 29, 2022
August 29, 2022

Project to buy carriages: After 6 years, it now needs a fresh start

Another railway project involving a Chinese contractor has plunged into deep uncertainty after a government committee directed the authorities not to take the hard loan arranged by the company.