BSS. Dhaka :
The authorities of Bangladesh and Japan has inked an agreement over the construction and renovation of 21 small and large bridges in the western region of Bangladesh with the Japanese government’s aid.
Project Director Engineer Abdus Sabur and Mritunnjoy Ghoshal of Japanese construction company signed the treaty on behalf of their respective sides at the project office in Dhaka’s Banani area on Thursday.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Ito Naoki, and Hayakawa Yuho of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Bangladesh Office joined the deal signing ceremony through videoconferencing.
Earlier, the Western Bangladesh Bridge Improvement Project was taken to construct 61 small and medium range bridges in 23 districts in the country’s western region with the Japanese government funds.
Under the project, construction work of 25 bridges has already been completed and works for 35 more bridges are going to end, said a press release of the road transport and bridges ministry.
These bridges will strengthen road networks in the western region by reducing time and cost for travelling and transporting goods, it said.
The authorities of Bangladesh and Japan has inked an agreement over the construction and renovation of 21 small and large bridges in the western region of Bangladesh with the Japanese government’s aid.
Project Director Engineer Abdus Sabur and Mritunnjoy Ghoshal of Japanese construction company signed the treaty on behalf of their respective sides at the project office in Dhaka’s Banani area on Thursday.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Ito Naoki, and Hayakawa Yuho of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Bangladesh Office joined the deal signing ceremony through videoconferencing.
Earlier, the Western Bangladesh Bridge Improvement Project was taken to construct 61 small and medium range bridges in 23 districts in the country’s western region with the Japanese government funds.
Under the project, construction work of 25 bridges has already been completed and works for 35 more bridges are going to end, said a press release of the road transport and bridges ministry.
These bridges will strengthen road networks in the western region by reducing time and cost for travelling and transporting goods, it said.
