10.09.2021
Artikel Nummer: 37629
Dhaka–Sylhet corridor goes ahead
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 1.78 billion multi-tranche financing facility to improve mobility, road safety and regional trade along the Dhaka–Sylhet trade corridor in Bangladesh.
The Dhaka–Sylhet corridor, once completed, will support a new trade route that connects Chattogram port with India’s north eastern states through the three land ports of Akhaura, Sheola,and Tamabil, and from there to Bhutan and Myanmar.
The corridor is also the centrepiece of the Bangladesh government’s planned northeast Bangladesh economic corridor, which aims to promote key industries in the area, such as energy generation and production of construction materials. (ben)