Chinese help in five priority projects sought
Sunday, 19 April 2009
Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain Saturday met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at Boao in China and handed him a letter from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on matters of common interest of the two countries, reports UNB.
During a meeting at Sofitel Hotel, the minister sought cooperation from the Chinese government in implementing five priority projects of the new Hasina government in the communications sector, including construction of a railway from Chittagong to Gundum on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border via Cox's Bazar.
The other projects are construction of a second Padma Bridge or Tunnel at Paturia-Doulatdia point, construction of a tunnel under the Karnaphuli, a bridge over the river Arialkhan at Kajirtek and a tunnel from Bir Shrestha Shaheed Jahangir Gate to Agargaon Rokeya Sarani in Dhaka.
Describing the importance of the projects in the infrastructure sector of Bangladesh, Syed Abul Hossain said if implemented, these projects would not only help develop the country's economy but also "consolidate the friendly relations between the two countries".
In this context, he referred to the recent visit to the sites of two of the important projects--construction of a bridge over the Arialkhan and Chittagong-Gundum Rail Line--by the Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka along with him.
The Chinese Prime Minister assured of all possible help in materialising the new government's plan to build a digital Bangladesh and its Vision 2021. He expressed gratitude and thanks to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
During a meeting at Sofitel Hotel, the minister sought cooperation from the Chinese government in implementing five priority projects of the new Hasina government in the communications sector, including construction of a railway from Chittagong to Gundum on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border via Cox's Bazar.
The other projects are construction of a second Padma Bridge or Tunnel at Paturia-Doulatdia point, construction of a tunnel under the Karnaphuli, a bridge over the river Arialkhan at Kajirtek and a tunnel from Bir Shrestha Shaheed Jahangir Gate to Agargaon Rokeya Sarani in Dhaka.
Describing the importance of the projects in the infrastructure sector of Bangladesh, Syed Abul Hossain said if implemented, these projects would not only help develop the country's economy but also "consolidate the friendly relations between the two countries".
In this context, he referred to the recent visit to the sites of two of the important projects--construction of a bridge over the Arialkhan and Chittagong-Gundum Rail Line--by the Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka along with him.
The Chinese Prime Minister assured of all possible help in materialising the new government's plan to build a digital Bangladesh and its Vision 2021. He expressed gratitude and thanks to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.