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Planning Commission approves Tk 2.0t revised ADP

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- The Planning Commission has approved the proposed Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) worth Tk 2.0 trillion for the current fiscal year (FY2025-26), giving the highest priorit... Read More


BRTC's CNG bus-purchase project limping

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has spent only Tk 27.5 million in more than two and a half years -- just 0.24 per cent of the total Tk 11.33 billion project -- to pro... Read More


Midsize projects also face budget downsizing

Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Many midsize development schemes also find their fate entwined with megaprojects in the infrastructure sector in downsizing budget outlays as the interim government tries to make two ... Read More


Climate-resilient digital lifeline planned for remote islands

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The ICT Division has proposed a $99.84-million project to build climate-resilient digital infrastructure across some of most remote and disaster-prone islands, targeting 77 unions an... Read More


MoYS submits Tk 2.01b Vehicle Driving Training Project to PC

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) has submitted the DPP of the Vehicle Driving Training Project (Phase II), taken at an estimated cost of Tk 2.01 billion, to the Planning Commi... Read More


AIIB to lend $881m for modernising BREB's power supply networks

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is set to provide US$881 million to help modernise electricity distribution networks in four divisions, aiming to enhance the reliabil... Read More


Tk 2.39b skill dev projects proposed for Rohingya host communities

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The Ministry of Youth and Sports has proposed two skill-development projects worth Tk 2.39 billion with support from the New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries, aiming to ... Read More


Health, education see deep cuts in FY26 RADP

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The allocations for health, education, and social protection - the key pillars of human-capital development - have been sharply reduced, by as much as 63 per cent, in the Revised Ann... Read More


PC sends ICT project back for revision over cost concerns

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Planning Commission has returned a project proposal submitted by the ICT Division that aimed to provide reliable high-speed broadband connectivity to 39 million people and expand ... Read More


Now IMED finds Savar leather park faultlines

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- A government watchdog has dug out an epitome of operational, environmental, and governance "failures" in a vital project that continue to undermine Bangladesh's leather sector and it... Read More