Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Building-material manufacturers continue to struggle amid lower demand from public-sector development projects and private-sector business sluggishness, insiders say.

They have said demands for key construction materials like rod, cement, brick and the like have plummeted in the recent times both in public and private sectors.

They attribute the demand drops principally to dull economic condition, political uncertainty, limited adoption of development projects, and delay in already-taken projects' implementation.

As a result, manufacturers are now walking tightrope as they operate with limited or barely any profit margin to cope with the situation and wait better luck to come.

According to data available with the ret...