Tangible impact to be left on GDP growth: Japanese envoy

Congratulating the people and the government of Bangladesh on the occasion of the inauguration of the Padma Bridge, Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Naoki Ito said the bridge would help boost economic growth of the country.

With the completion of the Padma Bridge, Dhaka would be connected with the southern part of Bangladesh, he added.

"We are congratulating the government and the people for this wonderful milestone project," he said.

"This bridge will have a very tangible impact in terms of growth of GDP of Bangladesh and I have full appreciation for the government of Bangladesh which has implemented this project"

Although JICA did the feasibility study, it could not join in funding of this project, Mr Ito said adding that Japan and Japanese people fully supported the project.

In this regard he mentioned that Japan was providing support for the Big B initiative under which the Matarbari industrial hub and metro rail projects were being implemented.

These projects would also ensure further growth of the economy of Bangladesh as well as that of the region, he added.

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