Chittagong Bureau :
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday night said that the construction work of the much- awaited tunnel under the river Karnaphuli would be inaugurated in December next.
The minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese premier would visit the proposed construction site soon and declare the date of inauguration of the construction work of the 3.5 kilometre tunnel, to be built at a cost of US$ 100 crore.
Quader also said the government would construct another marine drive road from Mirsarai of Chittagong to Cox’s Bazar while Korerhat-Ramgarh-Khagrachhari road would be tuned into a four lane one for easy transportation.
“Besides, five kilometres road on north side of Shah Amanat Bridge and three kilometres on its south side would be turned into six-lane road at a cost of Tk 220 crore”, the minister said this while addressing a reception function of the newly elected city mayor A J M Nasir Uddin at Chamber house in city .
Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) accorded the reception to the newly elected mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC), held at World Trade Centre auditorium.
Addressing the function as the chief guest, the minister also said the government would soon carry out a feasibility test for turning Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway into a four lane one.
Terming the new Chittagong city mayor A J M Nasir as a ‘man of deeds’, Quader advised Nasir to concentrate more on turning the port city into a clean and water-logging free city.
Addressing the function, the newly elected city mayor A J M Nasir said he will work with utmost honesty, sincerity and transparency to fulfil his pre-election pledges.
Seeking cooperation from the businessmen, A J M Nasir said he would even sacrifice his life to serve the city residents who elected him mayor and he would try to run the corporation with zero tolerance towards any kind of irregularity.
CCCI president Mahbubul Alam presided over the function while Awami League law makers- MA Latif, Shamsul Hoque and Didarul Alam, administrator of Chittagong Zila Parishad MA Salam, CCCI Senior Vice-president Nurun Newaz Selim and Vice-president Syed Jamal Ahmed, among others, were present at the function.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday night said that the construction work of the much- awaited tunnel under the river Karnaphuli would be inaugurated in December next.
The minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese premier would visit the proposed construction site soon and declare the date of inauguration of the construction work of the 3.5 kilometre tunnel, to be built at a cost of US$ 100 crore.
Quader also said the government would construct another marine drive road from Mirsarai of Chittagong to Cox’s Bazar while Korerhat-Ramgarh-Khagrachhari road would be tuned into a four lane one for easy transportation.
“Besides, five kilometres road on north side of Shah Amanat Bridge and three kilometres on its south side would be turned into six-lane road at a cost of Tk 220 crore”, the minister said this while addressing a reception function of the newly elected city mayor A J M Nasir Uddin at Chamber house in city .
Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) accorded the reception to the newly elected mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC), held at World Trade Centre auditorium.
Addressing the function as the chief guest, the minister also said the government would soon carry out a feasibility test for turning Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway into a four lane one.
Terming the new Chittagong city mayor A J M Nasir as a ‘man of deeds’, Quader advised Nasir to concentrate more on turning the port city into a clean and water-logging free city.
Addressing the function, the newly elected city mayor A J M Nasir said he will work with utmost honesty, sincerity and transparency to fulfil his pre-election pledges.
Seeking cooperation from the businessmen, A J M Nasir said he would even sacrifice his life to serve the city residents who elected him mayor and he would try to run the corporation with zero tolerance towards any kind of irregularity.
CCCI president Mahbubul Alam presided over the function while Awami League law makers- MA Latif, Shamsul Hoque and Didarul Alam, administrator of Chittagong Zila Parishad MA Salam, CCCI Senior Vice-president Nurun Newaz Selim and Vice-president Syed Jamal Ahmed, among others, were present at the function.
