The Planning Commission has identified seven hurdles standing in the way of the smooth implementation of foreign-funded projects, a move that may go on to help the government avoid unnecessary delays and save money.
The research think-tank studied 361 projects, which were implemented by the Roads & Highway Department from 2012-13 to 2021-22 and audited by the Implementation Monitoring Evaluation Division (IMED).
Though four of its five stipulated years have already elapsed, a Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) project on developing 2,210 kilometres of rural roads has witnessed the completion of only a third of its core task.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday instructed government officials to swing back to their pre-pandemic rhythm of work to offset the losses caused by the global public health crisis for the past 20 months.