The US
dollar was worth Tk 85 in Bangladesh just a few years ago. In other words, one
US dollar could be exchanged for Tk 85. However, the exchange rate has changed
over time. As of Monday night, one dollar was trading at Tk 124.34.
As a
result, the estimated costs of ongoing development projects that were
undertaken three to five years ago are no longer the same. It has become
impossible to complete these projects within the estimated budgets or the costs
projected in their tender docum...
