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

Bangladesh

ERD flags 65 slow-moving projects – Tk2.04 lakh crore loans, 90% unused

Energy

80MW solar plant planned in Padma Bridge area aligned with renewable vision

Bangladesh

Zero-interest loans gone but WB offers lower rates in new policy

Bangladesh

Bangladesh to drop 11 projects from Indian LoC due to prolonged process

Infrastructure

Govt considers withdrawing 3 rail projects from delayed Indian LoC

Outside the campus premise, the trainees are learning firsthand the intricacies of building roads. They have a mock street there for practical training. Photo: Masum Billah

Panorama

The school where masons and road workers learn their trade

Infrastructure

Govt plans Tk14,908cr integrated project to fast-track Ctg Bay Terminal construction

Energy

Russia agrees to extend loan disbursement for Rooppur until 2026

Rohingya Crisis

Rohingya support in jeopardy amid US aid freeze, Bangladesh's fiscal strain

Energy

Cost jumps nearly three times for Eastern Refinery's delayed 2nd unit

Economy

$1.29b WB loans in five projects stalled as consultant recruitment delayed

Economy

Undisbursed balance in ADB's agri-rural sector hits 69%

Health