The rail link, which started construction in July 2018, has passed through the Padma Bridge, the largest of its kind in Bangladesh, built by the China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group.

Protesting students demanding the conversion of Titumir College into a university have disrupted rail communications between ...

Consequently, while these mega projects have been completed, their success has come at a hefty price—both in terms of time and resources—leading to substantial resource wastage. The report found that ...

The railway has disappointed passengers, failing to capitalise on the benefits of this newly constructed rail link. Before the Dhaka-Bhanga section of the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project was opened ...

The costs of eight mega projects soared by a staggering 68 percent, or $7.52 billion from the initial estimation, mainly due to poor and faulty feasibility studies, corruption, and delays in launch, ...

Padma Bridge Rail Link, Jamuna Railway Bridge, Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, Bangabandhu Tunnel, Dhaka Metro Rail Line-6, Terminal 3 of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, and BRT Line-3—rose by a ...

The task force on economic reforms highlighted operational inefficiencies, poor planning, and lack of integration with existing infrastructure as key reasons for the underperformance of these projects ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 24, 2024, the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project (PBRLP) in Bangladesh officially opened across its entire line to traffic. CASCO, one of the ...