The work of the Padma bridge has already ended more than half Three more bridges are in progress. There are also 4 more planned construction projects. The second Padma bridge is planned on the Paturia-Goalanda route.
The Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said this while addressing the proposed budget speech of 2018-19 fiscal on Thursday. Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury.
The Finance Minister said steps have been taken to build and rebuild 61 bridges to strengthen the communication network in the western part of the country. More than half of the construction of Padma Bridge has been completed; The construction of 2nd Kanchpur, 2nd Meghna and 2nd Gomti Bridge is ongoing. There is a plan to build the bridge over the Galachipa, Pigeon and Kacha rivers and to construct the 2nd Padma bridge in Paturia-Goalanda location.
Besides, a memorandum of understanding has been signed with the Chinese government to build the 9th (Baga Bridge), Tenth (Mongla Bridge) and XIsh (Jhapjapia) Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge, he added.
The finance minister said construction of tunnels under the Karnaphuli river has started. I hope to complete this work by 2022.
This is the 20th of the four terms of the Awami League government and the 12th budget of the finance minister personally. The finance minister presented the budget twice ten times.
Prior to this, the budget was approved for the fiscal year 2018-19 in the meeting of the cabinet in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the chairmanship of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after 12:30 pm. After this, the cabinet approved the approval of the proposed budget signed by the President. Abdul