Construction work

An aerial view of an array of columns made for the Dhaka Elevated Expressway’s Karwan Bazar to Moghbazar section above a railway track in the capital. The work on this section has been on a halt for a while, but the main contractor, Italthai, says it will resume work in August. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Infrastructure

Dhaka Elevated Expressway work 'set to resume in August'

The construction of the expressway, linking Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to Kutubkhali on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, has faced multiple delays, leading to an extension of the project...

Afsana Rubaiyat. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Workers’ safety lies in the rubble of the construction boom

Workers constructing a median at Tejgaon intersection in the capital on Sunday. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Transport

Tejgaon intersection: Unceasing woes for commuters

Bitumen prices jump amid  increased construction work
Economy

Bitumen prices jump amid  increased construction work