A fresh shot in the Karnaphuli Tunnel's arm!

The 3.32 km Karnaphuli Tunnel, South Asia's first underwater river tunnel connecting the port city of Chattogram with Anwara upazila, aimed at increasing connectivity and boost trade, has turned out to be a white elephant. The reason is that the forecasts about the project's earning from the toll to be...

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ADP implementation in a shambles

For years, poor implementation of Bangladesh's Annual Development Programme (ADP) has remained a recurring concern, despite ever-expanding budgets and ambitious targets. The Ministry of Planning has candidly acknowledged that flawed project design and absence of competent project directors lie at the heart of the problem. The admission, made during an...

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Slow registration processes stifling business growth

The problem that is not receiving as much attention as it should is the slow and bureaucratic nature of business registration and licensing in Bangladesh, which is undermining the country's ambition to become a viable investment destination. For most entrepreneurs, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, the journey from idea to...

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