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

Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL). Photo: Collected/File

Economy

Govt okays $1b stringent IsDB loan for Eastern Refinery expansion

Street children. Photo: Tahsin Samin/TBS

Bangladesh

Govt plans Tk420cr project to rehabilitate street children nationwide

An aerial view shows dense buildings and narrow roads in Old Dhaka's Bangshal area on 4 July 2026. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Infrastructure

Modern housing, 60% open space: Can Rajuk pull off Old Dhaka makeover plan?

Infrastructure

Rate schedules for govt works to be unified, market-based

Bangladesh

High-speed Dhaka-Sylhet corridor hits slow lane: 89% of time gone, only 21% work completed

Infrastructure

Tk10,689cr Karnaphuli Tunnel struggling to close revenue gap amid thin traffic: IMED

Rawhide salting at Posta in Old Dhaka on Eid-ul-Adha 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Environment

Tannery relocation solved one pollution crisis, triggered another: IMED

Bangladesh

Govt plans Tk4,973cr power upgrade for Dhaka's industrial outskirts

This undated image shows a portion of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Infrastructure

Govt seeks foreign funds for Tk71,850cr Dhaka-Ctg expressway project

An aerial view of Chattogram Port. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Economy

Govt seeks $2.8b ITFC loan for fuel oil, LNG, fertiliser imports

Economy

PM's China visit: Dhaka to seek investment in green energy, EVs

Bangladesh

Dhaka eyes bigger Chinese investment, financing as PM to visit Beijing

Budget