The president of country’s apex trade body FBCCI wants the United States to mediate to put an end to misunderstanding between Bangladesh and the World Bank over the Padma bridge project. বিস্তারিত… »

The World Bank on Wednesday said it will not take any decision about the Padma bridge funding before the corruption investigation report comes out even though discussion with the government is on-going. বিস্তারিত… »

The finance minister on Wednesday said though it was unclear with whose money the Padma bridge will be built, the government was moving to sign agreements by next October. বিস্তারিত… »

There will be a bridge over Padma river, this much is certain but who will finance it and when have become a multi-billion dollar question. The usual lenders of such projects were বিস্তারিত… »

FHM Humayan Kabir
The government and the World Bank (WB) are likely to settle the issue centering the put-on-hold situation about disbursement of aid funds for construction of বিস্তারিত… »

FHM Humayan Kabir
The future of Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF), an assembly of donors that was to be held to support the country’s development programmes, has now become uncertain due to the impasse over the Padma Bridge project graft বিস্তারিত… »

The Anticorruption Commission on Thursday said its investigation found no tangible evidence of corruption in the $2.9-billion Padma bridge project. The chief of the antigraft watchdog, Golam Rahman, at a media briefing Thursday announced the end of the enquiry. বিস্তারিত… »

The World Bank’s latest position on funding Padma bridge, the country’s biggest infrastructure project, may be known on Wednesday, according to sources in the finance ministry. বিস্তারিত… »

Munima Sultana
The government has requested the co-financiers of the US$ 3.0 billion Padma Bridge project to extend the effectiveness of their respective loans as those expire this month, giving the mega project the time for completing the bidding process. বিস্তারিত… »

The work to build the Padma bridge would start within a year, communications minister Obaidul Quader said Saturday. “The fog on the way to implement the project will go away. বিস্তারিত… »