Development projects

Development projects

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Seven months into FY, project priority list found not working

An economist says flaws in the priority list even during the economic crisis indicate gross negligence in the overall development spending

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. TBS Sketch

PM for undertaking dev projects without hurting nature

Project delays: The Sinohydro case

Project delays: The Sinohydro case

Mohammad (Mejbah) Mejbahuddin, Former Senior Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh. TBS Sketch

‘No project is being delayed too long at the moment’

Professor Mustafizur Rahman. Illustration: TBS

Project delays and escalating costs are driven by frequent revisions and lack of good governance

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What delays infrastructure projects in Bangladesh?

Annual external debt servicing to hit $2.5b in 4 years

Annual external debt servicing to hit $2.5b in 4 years

A laborer stands near the cargo supply at a warehouse near the port area in Karachi, Pakistan May 13, 2020. Photo: Reuters.

Pakistan to cut expenditures, development funds to revive IMF programme

How frequent revisions push project costs up, benefits to back seat

How frequent revisions push project costs up, benefits to back seat

Online auditing of dev project in the offing

Online auditing of dev project in the offing

Dev projects tied up in cases among govt agencies

Dev projects tied up in cases among govt agencies

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Contractors for increasing costs of development projects

5 projects for developing rural infrastructures get Ecnec nod

5 projects for developing rural infrastructures get Ecnec nod