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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a Tk4,068 crore project to construct two container jetties and develop supporting infrastructure to expand the capacity and modernise Mongla Port.
He inaugurated the project at a ceremony in Mongla, Bagerhat, at 11:15am, Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Zahidul Islam Rony said.
The project aims to enhance the port’s handling capacity and modernise its services through the construction of two container jetties and related infrastructure.
Earlier, the prime minister arrived in Mongla by helicopter at 9:50am on a daylong official visit to Khulna and Bagerhat.
After arriving, he attended the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Invest Bangladesh and China’s state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on economic and infrastructure cooperation.
Saleh Ahmed, member of Invest Bangladesh’s Industrial Zones Division, signed the MoU on behalf of Bangladesh, while Li Chongyang, chairman of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, signed on behalf of the Chinese side.
Under the MoU, the two sides will explore investment opportunities in key sectors, including energy, industrial infrastructure, green infrastructure, transport, logistics and human resource development.
