Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Metro Rail at Farmgate. File photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Why DMTCL wants competitive bidding for MRT-1, MRT-5

Bids for MRT-1 and MRT-5 came in about 90–100% higher than the costs approved in the original DPPs, raising concerns over value for money.

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

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Decades of foreign-funded local governance projects yield little while debt mounts

Sumitomo's majority stake in Japanese economic zone against national interest: ERD

Sumitomo's majority stake in Japanese economic zone against national interest: ERD

Two Jica project proposals under scrutiny for not being aligned to development priorities

Two Jica project proposals under scrutiny for not being aligned to development priorities

File photo of Metro Rail/Saad Abdullah

Why Jica metro projects cost so high

Representational image of Dhaka metro rail. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Dhaka Metro costs 5 times India's: Jica review sought to cut millions

Workers perform a last-minute inspection of counters and instruments inside the newly-built third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Unpacking the deadlock: Why Dhaka airport’s 3rd terminal is still grounded

Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud speaks at a meeting of the Ecnec at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on 17 August 2025. Photo: PID

Govt to renegotiate cost of 3 Jica-funded projects: Planning adviser

Army commandos during the rescue operation at the Holey Artisan bakery on 1 July 2016. Photo: Collected

Jica pays tribute to Japanese consultants killed in 2016 Holey Artisan attack

Bangladesh inks JICA pacts for reform and capacity building

Bangladesh inks JICA pacts for reform and capacity building

JICA President Dr Tanaka Akihiko meets with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the '30th Nikkei Forum: Future of Asia', at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on 29 May 2025. Photo: PID

CA urges JICA to bolster support for Moheshkhali-Matarbari IDI 

JICA signed Tk 6,700 crore loan agreements for two projects

JICA signed Tk 6,700 crore loan agreements for two projects