Staff Reporter :
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to fund the expansion of Bangladesh’s four highways into four lanes. There will be a separate lane for slow-moving vehicles as well.
The highways are Dhaka-Sylhet, Rangpur-Banglabandha, Rangpur-Burimari and Barishal-Faridpur.
The information was disclosed by the Country Director of ADB Manmohan Parkash after a meeting with the Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
The decision was taken after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested ADB to fund the expansion of the highways, said the Country Director.
He added that the work for the expansion of Barisal-Faridpur highway and Rangpur-Burimari already begun.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to fund the expansion of Bangladesh’s four highways into four lanes. There will be a separate lane for slow-moving vehicles as well.
The highways are Dhaka-Sylhet, Rangpur-Banglabandha, Rangpur-Burimari and Barishal-Faridpur.
The information was disclosed by the Country Director of ADB Manmohan Parkash after a meeting with the Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
The decision was taken after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested ADB to fund the expansion of the highways, said the Country Director.
He added that the work for the expansion of Barisal-Faridpur highway and Rangpur-Burimari already begun.
