Construction industry

Construction industry

TBS Illustration

Real estate sinks deeper into crisis as booking cancellations surge, defaults hit 26.7%

Sudden pullback in funds has disrupted the advance-payment model that many developers rely on to finance projects

TBS Illustration

Rod prices jump Tk10,000 per tonne in 10 days, cement up Tk25 per bag

CEMS-Global USA organised the expo on 14-16 November. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh’s construction market likely to hit over $41b by 2028: Study

Construction material industry faces meltdown as sales plunge

Construction material industry faces meltdown as sales plunge

Construction firms, contractors to be penalised for polluting air

Construction firms, contractors to be penalised for polluting air

Imports of cement clinker, stones soar amidst construction boom

Imports of cement clinker, stones soar amidst construction boom

Workers of Green Block make eco-friendly concrete blocks. With a daily capacity of producing 30,000 blocks at present, the company aims at making 1.5 lakh pieces a day within next two years. Photo: Mohammad Minhaz Uddin

Green Block: A journey towards eco-friendly construction

Non-compliance of approved designes

Changing designs, flouting codes

Afsana Rubaiyat. Illustration: TBS

Workers’ safety lies in the rubble of the construction boom

Photo: UNB.

Pick-up in construction shoots rod prices

Representational image: Photo: Noor-A-Alam

As construction industry hibernates, workers struggle to survive