Sunday, December 29, 2019

Third Terminal will Increase Passenger and Cargo Handling Capacity in Shahjalal International Airport


The much-awaited modern third terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will be ready within the next four years. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated construction work of the terminal on 28 December 2019. Inaugurating construction work of the third terminal at Shahjalal International Airport, the Prime Minister said that the construction of the third terminal will increase the passenger transport capacity of the country.

There is a lot of curiosity for the people of the country about the quality and amenities of this dream terminal. On the ceremony the department had to answer many questions about how many flight boarding bridges will be available, how modern the immigration system will be, what will the opportunities for dealing with traffic etc. The modern third terminal will meet up all the common curiosity like a better airport.

In the construction of the third terminal like other best airports in the world, modern equipment will be installed. There will be no compromise on the quality of the terminal construction and installation of machineries. The third terminal is the PM's dream project, so the govt. will not compromise on the quality of its construction materials. Mitsubishi and Fujita of Japan and Samsung of Korea were awarded to construct the third terminal under a consortium, Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB)

Features and Specialties of the 3rd Terminal:
  • The whole terminal will be fully digitized, central control system will indicate the diagnosis of any mechanical faults in the entire airport.
  • It will be possible to serve at least 12 million passengers a year using the third terminal. With the addition of 8 million passengers of the current terminal, the total number will be 20 million.
  • According to civil aviation, the architectural design style is similar to what the vision means. The entire third terminal project is being constructed on 350 acres of land.
  • There will be 40 numbers of Cabin X-ray Machines, 12 Boarding Bridges, 16 Conveyor Belts and 11 Body Scanners.
  • There will be a multi-storied car parking with tunnels of 54,000 sqm, New Import and Export Cargo Complex of 63000 sqm, Rescue and fire fighting station and equipment of 4000 sqm.
  • There will be also Land Development, Connecting Taxiway (North) 24000 sqm, Connecting Taxiway (Other) 42500 sqm, Rapid Exit Taxiway (North) 22,000 sqm, Rapid Exit Taxiway (South) 19500 sqm, Solder 96500 sqm, GSE Road 83800 sqm, Service road 3300 sqm etc.
  • There will be enough space for drainage works, box culverts and protective works, boundary wall, security gate, guard room and watch tower construction, Elevated Road including services, Water Supply System, Suarez Treatment Plant, Intake Power Plant Distribution System, Security and Terminal Equipment for Cargo Complex, Airfield Ground Lighting System, Hydrant Fuel Work System with Hydro, Service Road.
  • Apart from this, one of the special attractions is the funnel tunnel. The two world-class connecting approaches will be located just east-west side of the airport's current roundabout. Passengers will not suffer traffic congestion in the area.





Designer of the Third Terminal:
The Third Terminal has one of the most architectural styles in the world. The architect is Rohani Baharin. He is the architect of the internationally renowned CPG Corporation Pvt Ltd (Singapore) under the NOCD-JV Joint Venture Consulting Company. Rohani Baharin is a reputed architect. He is the CEO of CPG Corporation. He designed all the major airports in the world. Earlier, he had designed the third terminal of Singapore Airport and also played a significant role in upgrading and rebuilding of Terminal 1 and 2. Guangzhou Byun New International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower in China, Ahmadabad International Airport of India, and new Islamabad International Airport of Pakistan has garnered international reputation for him. Beyond that, he has created airport plans and designs for numerous projects around the world, including airports in India, Fiji, Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Philippines, China, Cambodia, Brunei, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Work has been underway for the implementation of the Third Terminal for almost seven years. The initiative to build an international standard airport has repeatedly faced many complications. The second terminal building, multipurpose car park, import cargo building and boarding bridge were set up in several steps to meet the increasing demand for passenger and cargo transportation at the major and busiest international airports in the country.

According to a study, the number of passengers in Hazrat Shahjalal Airport is increasing by 3.2 percent and cargo transport by 7 percent. In this regard, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh appointed a consulting firm to prepare the master plan of Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and to check the feasibility. The consulting firm conducts a study aimed at expanding the airport and developing other facilities. At the end of the survey, the consulting firm developed the airport's master plan updates and the infrastructure design, along with the construction of a new third terminal, till the 2035. At present the passenger handling capacity of the terminal is 8 million.

Considering the increasing demand for air traffic, the existing terminal will increase its passenger numbers to 14 million by 2025 and to 24.8 million in 2035, the survey said. The much-awaited construction works of BD Taka 213 billion ‘Third Terminal’ of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka city aimed at increasing carrying passenger and cargo capacity manifolds. Of the cost, the government will provide Tk 50 billion and the rest to be funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

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Thursday, December 12, 2019

RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project at Sector 18

Dhaka Metropolitan city has now become one of the crowded and densely populated mega cities in the world. By developing Flats/Apartments as a permanent resident it will be easier to reduce the pressure of population of this city. Large number of people resides permanently in Dhaka city for various purposes. Focusing the need of housing especially for lower and middle income group of people, the Ministry of Housing and Public Works of the Government of Bangladesh took initiative to build several multi-storied residential complexes and satellite cities around the Dhaka city through planned urbanization. The RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project is one of these kinds.


In line with the categorical acceptance a Development Project Proposal (DPP) for construction of around 22000 apartments for middle and lower income group of people at sector-18, Uttara, Dhaka has been recommended at inter-ministerial meeting at ministry of Housing and Public Works on 28th February, 2010. On 25th April, 2000, the RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project (3rd phase) had been accepted categorically by ECNEC. The foundation stone of the Project was laid by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 21st April, 2010. DPP of the Project has been approved on 10th October, 2011. On total 214.44 acres of land at Uttara 3rd Phrase Project, Sector-18, approximately 240 nos. 16 storied Apartment Building including one basement floor comprising about 20,160 nos flats were supposed to be constructed.


Location of the RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project:

The Project is situated at sector 18 of Uttara, Dhaka covering Block A, B & C. The main approach is from Ashulia-Mirpur Flood Protection Embankment Road and Sonargaon Jonopath of Uttara Model Town. There is a plan in future, this project approach will be connected directly to the Jashim Uddin Road of Uttara Model Town. In addition, there are two stations of MRT (Central & South) within the range of walking distance of the project area.

According to their design, tenders were called in 2012 in a conventional manner for 79 nos 16-storied buildings of Block-A. The Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the buildings of Block-A of the project through video conferencing on the 1st November, 2018. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the Special Envoy Office of Malaysian Government on October/2011 for implementing Block-B & C with Technical and Financial assistance in design-build-transfer mode. According to that 1st revision of DPP incorporating all necessary issues, such as: flat size, procurement mode (G to G) of Block-‘B’ & ‘C’ and duration of the project was sent to Ministry for approval from ECNEC. To comply above condition, necessary data and information are included in RDPP and after detailed examination, it has got approved from Ministry of Planning on April/2018. The statistics of Buildings and flats as per approved RDPP are as follows:


Design & Supervision of RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project:

  • Sub-Soil investigation has been done by Housing and Building Research Institute and structural design done by Public Works Department considering all earthquake risk parameter in this region according to the guidelines of Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC).
  • Considering the modern architectural concept, Department of Architecture (DOA) has prepared the detail Architectural Design.
  • Experienced engineers of RAJUK & PWD are supervising the project ensuring the quality of construction work.


Facilities at RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project:

  • Approximately 55% of the land area of ​​the entire project has been kept open for playgrounds, parks, greeneries, roads etc.
  • There are one primary school, one high school, one central mosque, convention halls, commercial spaces, super shops, showrooms and kitchen market in each block.
  • Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) has already been provided in each building and in some cases for each cluster for Block-A.
  • All services lines (Water Supply, Electricity, Cable TV, Telephone, Internet etc) will run through underground.
  • Rain Water Harvesting System has been provided in each building for Car washing, Gardening & Ground Recharging.
  • 5-Deep Tube Wells have been installed in project area (Block-A) for ensuring water supply.
  • There are sufficient parking facilities in this project area.
  • 12 Bio-digester Plants have already been set up for Solid Waste Management at Block-A.
  • Supply of LP Gas has been ensured through pipe lines by installing cylinder bank in   reticulated system.

 


Utility Connection:

  • Dhaka WASA has already been completed the installation of Deep Tube Well and Water supply pipe networking for Block-A. House hold connection has also been done for 73 buildings.
  • Natural Gas supply is off as government order. As such LP Gas is being provided through MS pipe in reticulated system installing Cylinder Bank.
  • DESCO has already been provided electricity through 11KV Ring Main Unit in the project.

 

Facilities inside the Building’s & Apartment of the RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project:

  • In the ground floor of every building there are multi-purpose hall, guard room, reception lobby, driver’s waiting room, toilet etc.
  • Parking facilities in ground and basement floor.
  • In each building there is one main stair and two fire stairs.
  • Two 20 persons capacity Lifts, 250KVA generator and 800 KVA sub-station in each building.
  • 600mm×600mm mirror polished tiles in apartment floor, decorated wall tiles, high quality local glazed porcelain commode, glazed porcelain basin and qualitative other sanitary accessories in all toilets.
  • Best quality marble in the reception lift lobby in the ground floor and 600mm×600mm mirror polished tiles for other floor area such as lift lobby, Corridor, passages of each building.
  • Plastic paint in internal wall and weather coat paint in outside wall.
  • Teak-Chambal wood for all door-frames, ornament Teak wood main entry door shutter, solid particle veneer flush door shutter for bed rooms and teak solid plain door shutter for toilet & verandah.
  • High quality aluminum for sliding window.
  • Glazed wall tiles and Granite working top in kitchen.


As per the information’s provided on the official web portal of RAJUK, the current progress of the RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project:

  • Block-A: Construction works of 79 Nos. 16 Storied Building at Block-A is almost completed. 6,636 nos. flats of this block are being handed over to the allottee gradually.
  • Block-B & C: Construction of 8,736 no flats in 104 nos 16-storied building in Block-B (52 nos building of 1250 sft flat) and Block-C (52 nos building of 850 sft flat) of this project is under process on G to G basis with the Government of Malaysia with their financial and Technical assistance. Unfortunately, Government of Malaysia has not shown their further sincere interest, its activities are suspended at this moment.

 

All the information’s has been collected from the official website of RAJUK. Please visit their website for latest update about RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project.

 

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Saturday, November 23, 2019

Exotic or Foreign Fruits in Bangladesh


Bangladesh has recently achieved considerable success in producing fruits. According to the World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), fruit production in Bangladesh has increased at an average rate of 11 percent per year for the past 18 years, which has not happened in any other country in the world.

Foreign fruits on the soil of Bangladesh:
We call Lichu (litchi) a Bangladeshi fruit. But once, this litchi fruit also came from far away China, and even the name Lichu is not a Bangla name, it’s Chinese. Thus, many of the fruits that we now know as indigenous fruits, have come from abroad and made their way to the soil of our country. They have slowly become popular. That trend continues, and will be in the future.

Over the past decade, at least 20 foreign fruits have arrived in this country. These are Strawberry, Dragon Fruit, Malta, Rambutan, Sour Soap or tok aata, Alobokhara, Mangosteen, Canistel or Zaman Fruit, Passion Fruit, Persimmon, Avocado, Cocoa, Grape, Peach fruit, Cherry, Longan, Saudi Khorma, Bread Fruit, Shantol, Rock Mellon, etc.

There are also many exotic fruits came before, such as almonds. In addition, some fruits that were in this country, but with the advent of some new varieties, there has been a great change in the cultivation and production of those fruits, such as Thai guava. With these varieties of Thailand guava, we can now eat delicious guavas all year long.

Likewise, the delicious mango varieties Katimon which can be found around the year or un-season, Brunei king mango which weighing two or three kilograms, mango palmar in red gourd, long varieties of yellow mango like bananas, and even Amrapali which are soaked in the soil of the country. Thai Jamrul, sweet arbaroi, sweet cinnamon, sweet karmacha, sweet kamranga, color sharifa, dwarfs coconut, non-seasonal watermelons etc are now available here.

Bangladeshi Local Fruits:
The most common and popular fruit varieties that cultivated commercially inside the country, such as jackfruit, mango, guava, banana, pineapple, watermelon, papaya, litchi, coconut, jujube (kul-boroi), various lemons. These are called seasonal conventional fruits of Bangladesh.

Among the obsolete fruits of the country are bell (Bengal quince), Kodbel/bael, tetul (tamarind), Amra fruit (hog plum), olive, Jaam/Jam/Kalojaam (Jambul), jamrul (water apple), gulapjam (rose jaamun), orange, chinar, lukuki/torfoi, deua, kamranga, karmacha, etc. Various wild fruits are bet-fal, chapalish jackfruit, timtoah, akura, butijaam, putijaam, kaufal, boiychi, wood peanut, wild peanut, wild/forest mango etc.


Reduce fruit import:
Due to the scarcity and demand of fruits, there are currently some exotic fruits available in this market. Among these are apples, grapes, oranges, pears, pomegranate, kiwi, dragon fruit, persimmon, mango, avocado, etc. Foreign fruit imports have been gradually declining due to continuous fruit production in the country and interest of human in domestic fruits. The quantity of fruit imported from abroad was around 3,56000 tons in 2017-18 year but in 2018-19 it was reduced to around 3,00,000 tons.

Research on fruits:
A total of 177 modern varieties of 40 different species of fruits have been invented by various research and educational institutes in this country. Of these:
  • Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) invented 84 varieties fruits of 35 species
  • Bangladesh Agricultural University has invented 84 varieties fruits of 24 species
  • Patuakhali University of Science and Technology has invented 7 varieties of 5 species
  • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University has invented two varieties of two species

In addition, several technologies have been developed for fruit cultivation. Fruit production is increasing day by day with the expansion and use of these varieties and technologies.

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Saturday, November 16, 2019

Bangladesh will be a Land of Fruits


Bangladesh has recently achieved considerable success in producing fruits. According to the World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), fruit production in Bangladesh has increased at an average rate of 11 percent per year for the past 18 years, which has not happened in any other country in the world.

Bangladesh is now the second largest producer of jackfruit in the world, seventh to mango, eighth to Guava, fourteenth to papaya. In the last decade, the consumption of fruits of this country has become more than doubled.

Guava and watermelon are now available in the market almost all year long, which was unimaginable even a decade ago. Growth of fruit cultivation land, creation of commercial fruit gardens, expansion of fruit trees in habitat, good management of fruit trees, research, increase of people's interest in eating native fruits, introduction of new foreign fruits etc. have been instrumental in increasing the overall fruit production of the country.

A Country of Fruits:
Although Bangladesh is very small on the world map but it is full of fruits. More than four hundred species of fruits are produced in South Asian countries, of which over 100 species are produced in this country. It is said that the number of fruit varieties cultivated in Bangladesh is around 70. Number of fruits that are not cultivated here but people eat are around 60. In total, people of our country consume more than 130 varieties of fruits.

The most common and popular fruit varieties that cultivated commercially, such as mango, jackfruit, banana, guava, pineapple, papaya, watermelon, litchi, jujube (kul-boroi), coconut, various lemons. These are called seasonal conventional fruits of Bangladesh.


Among the local / deshi fruits of the country are bell (Bengal quince), Kodbel/bael, tetul (tamarind), Amra fruit (hog plum), olive, Jaam/Jam/Kalojaam (Jambul), jamrul (water apple), gulapjam (rose jaamun), orange, chinar, lukuki/torfoi, deua, kamranga, karmacha, etc. Various wild fruits are bet-fal, chapalish jackfruit, timtoah, akura, butijaam, putijaam, kaufal, boiychi, wood peanut, wild peanut, wild/forest mango etc.

Less than 1 percent of the whole cultivable land in this country is producing fruits, from which more than 5 million tons of fruits are produced annually. Of all the fruits, only mango, jackfruit and banana are produced together 63 percent of the total production where 25 percent is mango. In many forests and rural forests, wild fruits are grown, most of which are feeds of birds and wild animals.

As a means of producing the cultivated fruits, our daily current availability of fruits is 82 grams per person, but we should eat 200 grams daily. That means we can now meet 43 percent of our needs every day, if we can practice eating leftovers, then the production of fruits should be increased. In line with the population growth rate, we have to produce about 15 million tons of fruits yearly within 2030.

Research on Fruits:
A total of 177 modern varieties of 40 species of fruits have been invented by various research and educational institutes in this country. Of these, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has invented 84 varieties fruits of 35 species, Bangladesh Agricultural University has invented 84 varieties fruits of 24 species, Patuakhali University of Science and Technology has invented 7 varieties of 5 species, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University have two varieties of two species. In addition, several technologies have been developed for fruit cultivation. Fruit production is increasing day by day with the expansion and use of these varieties and technologies.



All Season / Twelve months Fruits in Bangladesh:
Throughout the year we do not get all the fruits. It was seen that from May to August- around 54 % of the total fruits produced in these four months, and in the remaining eight months 46 percent. In fact, in the last five years, this figure of fruit production in Bangladesh has changed a lot. Large number of guava, watermelon, malta, oranges etc. produced now during the non-monsoon season, especially from September to April.

We are also producing fruits in the season other than the main season. Bananas and papas are available throughout the year. With the invention and introduction of some modern varieties, mangoes are now available for about seven months a year, once it was not available for more than two or three months. The quantity of fruit imported from abroad was around 3,56000 tons in 2017-18 year but in 2018-19 it was reduced to around 3,00,000 tons.

Fruits are more produced in side courtyard and surrounding lands in Bangladesh more than fruit-gardens. Therefore, if possible for the availability of fruits for twelve months, some fruit trees can be planted in every habitat. Such as:
  • Malta (January)
  • Kul (February)
  • Bel (March)
  • Sharifa and Aata (April)
  • Jaam (May)
  • Mango, litchi (June)
  • Jackfruit (July)
  • Guava (August)
  • Amara (September)
  • Olive (October)
  • Pomegranate (November)
  • Kamala lebu or Mandarin Orange (December)


Thus, the production of fruits can be increased further throughout the year by cultivating the fruits by planning.

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Sunday, November 10, 2019

RAJUK Jhilmil Residential Flat Project in Keraniganj


The capital development authority (Rajdhani Unnyan Kartripakkha - RAJUK) is set to officially start construction of around 14,000 flats in Jhilmil residential area of ​​Keraniganj. RAJUK is going to start construction work within November 2019. When the construction is finished, it will be one of the major residential areas in the country with most modern multi-storied buildings and facilities.

RAJUK officials said the flats/apartments would be constructed under the 'Jhilmil Residential Park' project. Malaysian company 'BNG Global Holdings and Consortium' will implement the project by the Government-Private Partnership (PPP) basis. A tri-nation consortium signed a contract with Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha to develop Jhilmil Residential Park inside the Jhilmil Apartment Project under Public Private Partnership (PPP) on November 2017. The entire project is expected to be completed by 2023.


The people involved in the project said that the cost of implementing the whole project is BD Taka 9,797 Crore and 20 lac. The Malaysia Company BNG will finance the whole investment. RAJUK will pay the money in six installments. As per the agreement:
  • The whole project will be on 160 acres of land in Jhilmil residential area.
  • BNG will build total 85 high-rise buildings of which 60 buildings will be 20 storeys and 25 buildings will be 25 storeys (including basement).
  • There will be a total of 13,720 flats of three different types A, B & C.
  • Type A: Total 9,120 apartments, size of 1,550 SFT.
  • Type B: Total 2,576 apartments, size of 1,750 SFT.
  • Type C: Total 2,024 apartments, size of 2,400 SFT.


According to the agreement, two years after the start of the implementation of the field work project (in the third year), RAJUK will give Tk. 400 crore, in the fourth year they will pay another Tk 400 crore and from the fifth to the eighth year RAJUK will pay Taka 2,294 Crore and 80 lac per year.

Facilities and Advantages of the project:
The buildings will be constructed using the latest and modern construction technology called 'Industrial Building System'. There will be no use of bricks. The whole building work will be done with RCC welding. The buildings will be strong and earthquake tolerant. The buildings will be constructed on 32 percent of the total land area of ​​the project area, while the remaining 68 percent land will be open. There will be lakes, parks, playgrounds, walkways, jogging tracks, artificial showers, roads etc on the open space. School, College, Hospital, Mosque, Market, Community space will be provided for those who will live here. All of these will be invested by the investing company. The company will also work for the maintenance of the project for the next eight years. There will be water, electricity and gas facilities also.

Communication Facility:
This project is two kilometers far from the China-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge over the Buriganga River also located beside the Dhaka-Mawa highway. Apart from this, there is also a plan to construct a flyover from Jhilmil R/A to Dhaka City for easier communication. Starting from Jhilmil the flyover will go to Gulistan, Paltan and will end at Shantinagar. Roads inside the project will be from of 12 to 36 meters width for easy movement of vehicles. There will be a total of six entrances around the residential area. In front of the main entrance, there will be a road with a width of 60.40 meters which will connect with the Dhaka-Mawa highway. After completion of the Padma Bridge construction, communication from here to Dhaka, as well as communication to the southern part of the country will be easier.


Price of Apartment / Flat in RAJUK Jhilmil Project:
The construction company has set Taka 3,696 per SFT of the apartments. When RAJUK will sell flats, the price of land will added with Taka 3,696 per SFT. After completing the construction, RAJUK will sell for Taka 4900 to 5100 per square feet. The application will be invoked as like other flat projects of RAJUK. Flat allocation will be finalized through lottery. There will be installment facilities. RAJUK has also been considering providing long-term installment facility for the convenience of ordinary buyers.

Progress of the RAJUK Jhilmil Apartment Project:
The agreement was signed on November 2017 to implement the project. On the occasion of the signing agreement, RAJUK announced that the implementation of the project would begin 2018 and all the work would be completed in 2022. But the main work has not yet started to implement the project. Due to the design of the project and some other related works took extra time to be complete. Now everything is final. The main work of the project will begin this month. Besides, the publishing prospectus for the flats has started. Flat allocation applications may be called by December 2019 or January 2020.

For further update and latest news about the Jhilmil Apartment Project, please visit frequently the official website of RAJUK.

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Thursday, November 7, 2019

Dhaka to Chattogram Double Line Railway Track Update


The construction work of the remaining 72-km long dual gauge - double rail line on the Eastern Railway's between Laksam - Akhaura is progressing rapidly. The cost of implementing the project has been estimated around BD Taka 6,504 crore. The project work is expected to be completed within June 2020. If the project is implemented within a certain period of time, the country's railway sector will achieve unprecedented success. There will be a new episode in railway transportation of Bangladesh. Passengers will be able to go to Chattogram from Dhaka within three to four hours.

According to the Bangladesh Railway, the distance from Dhaka to Chittagong railway is 325 km via Brahmanbaria. Of these, dual gauge was only 118 km. After the year 2008, the government took initiatives for up-gradation of the entire Dhaka - Chittagong railway line into double line. In view of this, 253 km of the railway track has already been upgraded to dual gauge line. The remaining part was 72 km from Laksam - Cumilla - Akhaura which is also aiming to upgrade to dual-gauge double line by next June.

Construction work is underway at a rapid pace. The project to upgrade the Laksam - Akhaura Railway into dual gauge was approved on December 2014. The tender was called on May 2015 for the appointment of a contractor. The contract was signed with the contractor on June 2016. The Laksam - Akhaura Dual Gauge project is costing BD Tk. 6,504 crore and 55 lac. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is giving a loan of Taka 4,118 crore 14 lac, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is giving Taka 1,359 crore 75 lac and the rest of the amount Tk 1,026 crore 66 lac is being provided from Bangladesh Government funds.

Under the Laksham - Akhaura Dual Gauge Railway Project, 144 km dual gauge main line and a 40.60 km loop line will be constructed. Railway sheet of 132 pound will be used in the main line and 90 pound sheet will be used in the loop line. In addition, construction of station building and modernization of the signaling system of 11 stations, 13 major and 46 minor bridges will be constructed between this rail line. Engineer's office of total 68,190 square meters will also be built.






China Railway Engineering Corporation, Tama Construction and Max Infrastructure (CTM Joint Venture) are working jointly as contractor for Laksham - Akhaura Railway development project. Already, about 65 percent of the overall progress of the Dual gauge work has been completed.

The construction of the Laksam-Akhaura project began on November 2016. The project is expected to be implemented by next June. Due to continuous work speed, project implementation may not be possible within the stipulated time. In this case the period may need to extend.

Meanwhile, the construction of the Lakasam - Akhaura Railway's Dual Gauge will be a record achievement for the Bangladesh Railway. There will be a new chapter in railway transportation. The Dhaka - Chittagong train journey time will be reduced by 2 to 4 hours. Traveling to Dhaka - Chittagong by train will be possible in just three and a half hours.

More Inter-city services will be started with multiple direct trains. Trains can be operated on this route with higher Excel locomotives. The number of trains will also increase and the line capacity can be increased from 32 pairs to 72 pairs. Regional and international freight transport system will be developed. If one line is closed due to train derailment, the other will run. Number of train accident will be lower. Above all, the Bangladesh Government's railway sector is likely to become a profitable institution.

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