BANGLADESH has seen impressive economic growth in recent decades, with gross domestic product rising at over 6 per cent ...

The costs of eight mega projects soared by a staggering 68 percent, or $7.52 billion from the initial estimation, mainly due to poor and faulty feasibility studies, corruption, and delays in launch, ...

The report found that such mega projects are often formulated through a top-down approach, heavily influenced by political and external factors. Project ideas are typically conceived by ministers, ...

While explaining the reasons behind such huge cost and time overruns, the report by the task force listed eight causes, including poor and faulty feasibility studies and indiscipline in undertaking fe ...

The task force on economic reforms highlighted operational inefficiencies, poor planning, and lack of integration with existing infrastructure as key reasons for the underperformance of these projects ...

AKTC India CEO Ratish Nanda says that Aga Khan IV was 'far ahead of his time' in envisioning this manner of conservation ...

Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025 wearing a Madhubani saree gifted by artist Dulari Devi, reflecting Bihar's cultural ...

Bangladesh’s ambitious push to improve its infrastructure has faced significant setbacks, as a government task force report ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday told parliament that tender for the Padma Bridge Project would be invited in the last week of this month and the government will do its best to begin ...

The army will work as construction supervision consultant in three packages of the Padma bridge project with the assistance of experts from foreign countries and Bangladesh University of ...

The 88-year-old billionaire philanthropist died in Lisbon. In this 2013 Walk The Talk interview, he spoke about his journey ...

Bangladesh has struggled to attract substantial foreign direct investment (FDI), as reflected in its low FDI as a percentage ...