🏗️ Mega Infrastructure Engineering

Bangladesh Mega Projects Tracker (মেগা প্রকল্প)

bdmcp monitors 7 transformative national megaprojects worth ৳2.2 lakh crore: from the self-funded Padma Bridge (৳32,605 crore) to the South Asia's first under-river Karnaphuli Tunnel.

Padma Bridge (Self-Funded)
৳32,605Crore
Opened June 2022; no World Bank loan
Karnaphuli Tunnel
৳10,689Crore
South Asia's first under-river tunnel (2023)
Rooppur Nuclear
৳113,092Crore
2,400 MW twin VVER-1200 reactors
Matarbari Deep Sea Port
৳17,777Crore
18.5m draft; 8,000+ TEU mother vessels
📋 Complete Megaproject Inventory & Status
Megaproject Cost (৳ Crore) Status Opened / ETA
Padma Multipurpose Bridge32,605Operational2022
Bangabandhu Tunnel (Karnaphuli)10,689Operational2023
Dhaka Elevated Expressway8,940Operational2023–24
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant113,092Near Completion2025–26
Matarbari Deep Sea Port17,777Under Construction2026
Shahjalal Airport Terminal 321,300Near Completion2025
Bangabandhu Railway Bridge16,780Near Completion2025
The Padma Bridge is more than concrete and steel: when the World Bank pulled out over corruption allegations in 2012, Bangladesh funded the ৳32,605 crore crossing entirely from its own treasury. It opened in June 2022, carrying 60,000+ vehicles daily and adding an estimated 1.2% to national GDP.

🏛️ Official Citations & Primary Source References

bdmcp enforces strict data provenance. Every dataset and indicator on this page is linked directly to authoritative Bangladesh Government gazettes, central bank bulletins, or official trade archives.

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