Jahidul Islam

Mohammad Jahidul Islam is a Senior Staff Correspondent at The Business Standard who has experience in journalism for thirteen years. He specialises in transport and communication infrastructure, macro economy and development economics. He can be reached at jahid.rn@gmail.com

Hemayetpur-Bhatara metro rail work to begin on 4 Nov with Agargaon-Motijheel route opening
Infrastructure

Hemayetpur-Bhatara metro rail work to begin on 4 Nov with Agargaon-Motijheel route opening

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Train crashes: Prevention ignored, results obvious

Motorists face trouble due to potholes and dilapidated condition of a road at Demra in Dhaka. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Infrastructure

Widening Jatrabari-Demra road loses way in delays, cost overrun

Trial run of train on Padma Bridge on 4 October 2023. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Commercial rail operations via Padma Bridge begin 1 Nov

Delays in 6 mega projects cause Tk1.12 lakh crore in economic loss
Infrastructure

Delays in 6 mega projects cause Tk1.12 lakh crore in economic loss

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

PM to open 150 bridges in 39 districts Thursday

Three mega boosts for railway: Padma Rail Bridge and two more
Infrastructure

Three mega boosts for railway: Padma Rail Bridge and two more

5 economic zones to get boost once Sonargaon roads developed
Economy

5 economic zones to get boost once Sonargaon roads developed

Broken rural roads of despair
Transport

Broken rural roads of despair

Photo: UNB
Supplement

How much paint did our megaprojects use?

Khulna-Mongla rail line: 3-year project drags to 15 years
Infrastructure

Khulna-Mongla rail line: 3-year project drags to 15 years

Photo: Olid Ebna Shah
Supplement

Work on in full swing to complete project by 2024

Photo: Olid Ebna Shah
Supplement

No other PPP infrastructure charges so little for such long distance