The government will develop the South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEK) Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road at a cost of Tk 1,742.75 crore. This development work will be done under the Road Transport and Highways Department.
The approval came from the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) held virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair on Thursday.
Sayed Mahbub Khan, Cabinet Division Additional Secretary, briefed reporters virtually after the meeting.
He said the CCGP meeting has approved a total of 12 proposals including a proposal from the Road Transport and Highways Division under the "SASEC Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Development" Project.
He said following a proposal from the Road Transport and Highways Division, the package number SP-01 under the "SASEC Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Development" Project has been awarded to the joint venture of ICT, IRD and SHELADIA to act as consultants with a cost of around Tk 269.88 crore.
Besides, the lot number DS-11 under the package number WP-06 under the "SASEC Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Development" Project has been awarded to the joint venture of Enez, Turkey TCCL, Bangladesh with a cost of around Tk 896.82 crore.
Apart from this, the day's CCGP meeting decided that Synhydro Engineering Bureau 8 Corporation Ltd. China will implement the work of lot number DS-12A under the package number WP-06 in the "SASEC Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Development" Project with a cost of around Tk 576.05 crore.