Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Over 50 per cent of the projects taken under the public-private partnership (PPP) development model since 2009, mostly involving foreign investment, stay put despite having been enlisted as potential ones for Bangladesh's uplift.

The Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) has a projection of investment no less than US$30 billion to bridge the country's infrastructure gap and meet the goals of a long-term development vision.

An allocation of Tk 54 billion was proposed for the PPP fund in the FY2025-26 budget for project preparation, viability gap funding, and early-stage incentives,

Sources, meanwhile, say save the pilot project, 23 of the PPP projects at the stage of implementation have either been facing various ...