Dhaka to seek $300m Chinese loan for 5 bridges
Wednesday, 7 November 2007
The country will seek credit worth more than $300 million from China to implement its five bridge construction projects, sources said. The Ministry of Communication has selected the projects that include the construction of second Meghna and Meghna-Gumti bridges on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at $161.74 million. Construction of the rail-cum-road bridge over the Karnaphuli at Kalurghat at a cost of $64.9 million is also among the projects. — FE Report