Saifuddin Saif

Saifuddin Saif is a Senior Staff Correspondent for the Business Standard. He has experience in the field of development budget and external debt for more than a decade. He can be reached at saif.ctg2010@gmail.com
 

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Energy

New energy roadmap targets local coal, gas, solar

Photo: Courtesy
Health

Govt plans Tk11,993cr project to improve rural healthcare infrastructure

Dhaka Metro Rail. Representational image: TBS
Bangladesh

Rising metro loan interest rates force Bangladesh to rethink funding

A man carries baskets across exposed sandbars as boats idle in shallow Teesta channels during the December 2025 dry season in Kalmati, Lalmonirhat. Photo: TBS
Infrastructure

Teesta project construction unlikely before 2029 amid new study plan

Kaptai Dam. File Photo: UNB
Energy

PDB plans Tk870cr project to restore 20-30MW at Kaptai power plant

Battery-run rickshaws on a Dhaka street. File photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
Bangladesh

Govt to shut illegal autorickshaw charging points, tighten roadwork rules to ease traffic 

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Bangladesh

Govt prepares Tk12cr China-funded trunk highway masterplan

File photo of Metro Rail/Saad Abdullah
Infrastructure

Metro 1, 5 costs slashed by Tk9,700cr, still exceed Tk2 lakh crore

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Economy

When fiscal stimulus becomes a debt burden

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Bangladesh

After Metro's soaring costs, Japanese loan rates also set to rise

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Infrastructure

MRT 1 and 5 costs set to be slashed by Tk4,800cr, body formed for more cuts

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Energy

Govt eyes 4,000MW from rooftop solar in one year

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Bangladesh

Govt plans Tk834cr project to train 50,000 caregivers for overseas jobs