Project-scrutiny

An initiative has been taken to drill three gas wells to address the gas crisis. The project cost has been estimated at Tk 406 crore. Of the total, Tk 324.80 crore will come from foreign loans, while Tk 81.20 crore will be financed from the own funds of the Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX). If approved after processing, the project is scheduled to begin this year and be implemented by December 2027. However, several questions have already been raised...

At a time when the government has adopted various austerity measures, 140 officials want to travel abroad to learn how to write population reports at a cost of Tk 30 million. The proposal has drawn questions from officials within the Planning Commission itself. Facing strong objections from them, the Health Education and Family Welfare Division’s proposal is being sent back. Foreign travel in the name of training under development projects is nothing new. Bureaucrats often travel abroad w...