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
 

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Transport

Rail to revive as govt eyes major transport reset

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Health

Govt mulls Tk2,993cr ‘One Health’ project to boost pandemic preparedness

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Economy

Revenue lags, costly mega projects raise external debt risks

Old Dhaka. Photo: Peter Bialobrzeski
Urbanisation

Project taken to unlock economic potential of neglected Dhaka areas

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Transport

MRT-1, MRT-5 face re-tender as bids far exceed approved costs

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Energy

Eastern Refinery’s 2nd unit construction cost revised down by Tk4,465cr

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Economy

Outstanding external debt rises to $77.28b in FY25

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Economy

Cost of project delay: Bangladesh misses WB grace periods

File photo of woman rowing boat on Padma River. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Bangladesh plans Padma barrage project with own funds: 1st phase proposed at Tk34,608cr

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Infrastructure

Govt moves to draft strategic plan to reshape growth around capital

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Infrastructure

Billions wasted in failed projects. Why do project planners walk free?

File Photo of Patenga Container Terminal at Chattogram port. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Economy

IMED flags gaps, missed targets at Saudi-run Patenga Terminal

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative
Bangladesh

29 projects scrapped after spending Tk6,755cr