Saifuddin Saif

Saifuddin Saif is a Senior Staff Correspondent for the Business Standard. He has experience in the field of development budget and external debt for more than a decade. He can be reached at saif.ctg2010@gmail.com

Infrastructure

MRT 1 and 5 costs set to be slashed by Tk4,800cr, body formed for more cuts

Energy

Govt eyes 4,000MW from rooftop solar in one year

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Bangladesh

Govt plans Tk834cr project to train 50,000 caregivers for overseas jobs

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Banking

Another $350m World Bank guarantee for LNG imports likely in November

Economy

Govt plans Tk683cr project to train over 50,000 youths in freelancing

Economy

Five-year energy roadmap aims to cut capacity-payment burden, tackle gas crunch, and import costs

Economy

$8b of World Bank finance stuck in long project procedures, design flaws

Infrastructure

After MRT-1, MRT-5 Northern cost proposed to rise 126%

Bangladesh

High bids, weak competition drive Metro Line-1 cost surge by 130%

Transport

Metro-5 budget cut by Tk2,217cr, largely by excluding interest cost

Bangladesh

Govt moves to formulate National Spatial Plan for optimal use of land for development

Bangladesh

Govt to launch red-yellow-green project monitoring dashboard

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Transport