AIIB approves 260-mln-USD loan for Bangladesh's steel bridge
AIIB approves 260-mln-USD loan for Bangladesh's steel bridge Xinhua | Updated: 2021-05-25 17:03 DHAKA -- The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a 260-million-US dollar loan to Bangladesh for the construction of the country's first arch steel bridge. The Kewatkhali Bridge will substantially ease congestion in the northern city of Mymensingh by diverting traffic from the busy city center, the Beijing-based lender said in a statement posted on Tuesday. Moreover, it said the new bridge will be part of the Dhaka-Mymensingh-India border corridor, which is s...