JICA-funding

The government will seek assistance from Japan to conduct a feasibility study for constructing a six lane highway between Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar. At least four feasibility studies have previously been conducted for this important road project, but none materialized. The project is among the key initiatives scheduled for discussion during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to Japan. During his first visit to Cox’s Bazar as prime minister on June 13, he pledged to expand the highway...

The government is moving forward with three new metro rail projects to reduce traffic congestion in the capital and improve the public transport system. The revised costs of MRT Line 1 and MRT Line 5 Northern Route, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), have been approved. At the same time, the new MRT Line 5 Southern Route, jointly funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and South Korea, has also received approval. The three projects were approved at a meeting o...