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RHD project for 3 major bridges on Dhaka-Ctg highway wins Japan award The completed new Meghna bridge on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. Photo: File Star Digital Report Star Digital Report A Roads and Highways Department (RHD) project, which has already set a rare example by completing three major bridges on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway on time and saving around Tk 1400 crore, has received a prestigious award from Japan. "The project won a prestigious award--Technology Award of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Award 2021, from Japan, which has funded the project," RHD officials said today. Under ...

People's wait for smoother and faster rail communication between Dhaka and Chattogram will be prolonged further as the deadline for expansion of the Akhaura-Lakhsam section on this crucial route is set to be extended for a second time. Journeys on this route typically take additional time because this 72km section remains a bottleneck while the rest of the 321km rail corridor between the capital and the port city has already been converted into a double line. A project approved in December 2014 for construction of a double rail line on this section and conversion of the existing track into du...

The Banglabandha is a major inland port in Panchagarh -- the northern-most district in the country. The alignment of the 48-kilometre broad gauge rail line was finalised yesterday, BR officials said. As per primary design, the rail line will have five stations. The approval came at a meeting at the Rail Bhaban with Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan in the chair. "We will build the rail line till the Banglabandha Land Port for now. We will talk with our Indian counterpart before taking the final decision regarding where the line will be connected [with the Indian railway] in the border," DN M...