17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Rejaul Karim Byron
Ahsan Habib
AK Enamul Haque
AK Enamul Haque, director general of BIDS, calls for improving coordination, prioritising outcomes over spending
The country is not short of money for development projects. Instead, it is suffering from weak project planning, poor coordination and a culture that values expenditure over outcomes, according to AK Enamul Haque, director general (DG) of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Rejaul Karim Byron
Ahsan Habib
AK Enamul Haque
AK Enamul Haque, director general of BIDS, calls for improving coordination, prioritising outcomes over spending

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