The program is structured on two strategic pillars: strengthening energy resilience and enhancing economic management and governance. Under the first pillar on energy resilience, the program supports policy actions on energy diversification and energy efficiency, contributing to stable electricity and energy supplies by ensuring the sustainability of high-efficiency power generation facilities, strengthening grid system planning […]
Like MRT Line-1, another JICA-funded metro rail project—MRT Line-5 (North)—is also underway. It will run from Hemayatpur in Savar to Gabtoli, Mirpur and Gulshan to Bhatara. The Hemayatpur-Gabatoli section will be elevated, while the rest will be underground. The total length is about 20 kilometers. The project was approved in October 2019 with an estimated […]
The construction cost of the terminal is Tk 213.99 billion. Of this, Bangladesh government will bear Tk 50 billion and the remaining amount will be provided by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The terminal has been designed by globally renowned architect Rouhani Baharin, who also designed Changi International Airport in Singapore, the busiest airport in […]
The letter addressed to JICA President Akihiko Tanaka said the COVID-19 situation, Russia-Ukraine war, rise in global food prices, disruption of crop production by floods have contributed to the rise in inflation in Bangladesh. The government made minor adjustments in the prices of power, fuel and fertilizers to counter the subsidy. The development budget has […]
Bangladesh authorities have taken steps to ensure that women can comfortably use the country’s first metro rail in Dhaka. One compartment in each train is reserved for women, but they can travel in other compartments as well. MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, highlighted various aspects of the electric train on […]
The Managing Director of DMTCL said that initially the trains will run with a limited number of passengers. Complying with international standards, the Metro Rail will start full-fledged operations in two or three months after its inception. Noting that metro rail service would start in Motijheel by December 2023 and Kamlapur by June 2025, Siddiqui […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday described Bangladesh as the most ideal investment destination in the world, seeking large foreign and local investments for mutual benefit. “Bangladesh is the most ideal place for investment in the world because we have provided maximum investment opportunities. So I hope foreign investment will come here and local people […]