Staff Reporter
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan worth US$ 17.6 million to help in the project preparation for the construction of Padma Bridge linking the economically depressed southwest zone of the country to the more advanced eastern zone.
ADB said Bangladesh will provide US$ 4.4 million to complete the funding for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Design Project, which involves the preparation of a detailed design and engineering documents for the construction of the Padma Bridge, including river-training works and approach roads. [Read more]