Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The interim government has failed to decide on the much-awaited Dhaka Airport-Gazipur Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which remains halted for nearly a year, officials say.

They said on Wednesday that the halt had already damaged construction materials, with the prices of new ones expected to escalate day by day.

Undertaken by the toppled Sheikh Hasina government, the project has already seen investments of Tk 42.68 billion, with the latest deadline expiring in December 2024.

When the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) sought the fourth revision in July, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) sent the proposal back for some flaws, as well as massive cost and time overrun, according to Plann...