Following the July uprising, over a hundred contractors have gone missing after abandoning around 60 government projects across four key ministries in Bangladesh. These absconders withdrew nearly Tk 1,500 crore, often with help from officials. Major projects like the Teesta Irrigation and Ashuganj-Akhaura highway remain stalled. Despite a year passing since the political shift, the interim government has failed to resume work. Allegations of widespread corruption, political favoritism, and unqualified contractors plague the development sector, with no accountability in sight.