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A man carries baskets across exposed sandbars as boats idle in shallow Teesta channels during the December 2025 dry season in Kalmati, Lalmonirhat. Photo: TBS

Teesta project construction unlikely before 2029 amid new study plan

Scheduled for completion by March 2028, the new study means physical construction of the megaproject is unlikely to begin before 2029.

A Tk6 crore aquatic weed harvester sits unused at the Chattogram City Corporation’s workshop, years after it was procured to clear water hyacinth and floating waste from the city’s canals. Photo: TBS

Bought to clear canals, city corps now struggle to find use for Tk50cr aquatic weed harvesters

A satellite view of the Abahani ground in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi on 16 September 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Google Earth

Dhaka's Abahani field returning to state control, to be opened to public

File photo of Metro Rail/Saad Abdullah

Metro 1, 5 costs slashed by Tk9,700cr, still exceed Tk2 lakh crore

The Tk3,482 crore Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant stands amid wetlands on the outskirts of Dhaka, currently operating at just 25% capacity due to a lack of sewer connections. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain.

Tk3,482cr Dasherkandi STP runs at 25% capacity due to lack of sewer connections

Illustration: TBS

Tk3,542cr housing project proposed for govt officials at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

The logo of Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA). Photo: Collected

Deal signed for feasibility studies to build 2nd Jamuna, Padma bridges

File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Daily trips to double by 2050: Chattogram plans Tk3,400cr modern bus, traffic network

Yellow tactile paving designed to guide visually impaired pedestrians is obstructed by an advertising frame, electric poles and other encroachments on a footpath in Kalabagan, Dhaka. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Tactile paving missing, obstructed: How Dhaka footpaths fail the visually impaired

Photo: TBS

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

Representational image. Illustration: TBS

Gabtoli-Postogola eight-lane road misses deadline, major section still in limbo

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh's inland bulk cargo sector seeks digital overhaul amid structural inefficiencies

A seating area over Dhanmondi Lake lies in a dilapidated state, with its roof and structure damaged due to prolonged neglect and lack of regular maintenance. The deterioration is not only diminishing the lake’s beauty but also reducing safe seating facilities for visitors. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Tk75cr makeover planned to bring Dhanmondi Lake back to life