Saifuddin Saif

Saifuddin Saif is a Senior Staff Correspondent for the Business Standard. He has experience in the field of development budget and external debt for more than a decade. He can be reached at [email protected]

Economy

PM's China visit: Dhaka to seek investment in green energy, EVs

Bangladesh

Dhaka eyes bigger Chinese investment, financing as PM to visit Beijing

Budget

External debt drops by $2.6b as repayment burden surges

Budget

How govt plans to finance Tk2.51 lakh crore deficit

A general view of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (Bepza) Economic Zone in Mirsarai of Chattogram. File Photo: TBS

Industry

Tk4,189cr infrastructure plan advances Chinese economic zone in Anwara

The Roads and Highways Department began work on the 20.5-kilometre BRT project in 2012. File Photo: Rajib Dhar

Infrastructure

Gazipur-Airport BRT debacle: What lies ahead for the 'flawed' fund drainer?

Economy

Govt turns to repurposing project loans as budget support shortfall looms

Bangladesh

Govt plans foreign expert review to cut soaring metro project costs

Economy

$1tn economy, 1cr jobs: What govt plan looks like

File photo of woman rowing boat on Padma River. Photo: UNB

Bangladesh

Padma Barrage project heads for Ecnec nod as strategic answer to water crisis

Chinese Yuan and US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken on 10 March 2023. File Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

Bangladesh

If loans taken in yuan, yen, it would be cheaper than dollar, ERD finds

Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL). Photo: Collected

Economy

Dhaka in deep talks with IsDB over $1b Eastern Refinery loan terms

File Photo of Metro rail. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Transport