BR inks deal today with China for Padma Bridge Rail Link Project

The project, which will connected the southern part of the country with the capital city Dhaka, aims to ensure smooth rail journey. The deal will be signed today at the Rail Bhaban in the city although the alignment of the line is yet to be fixed. “The alignment crisis might be resolved by August 24 as a committee has been working on it and it is not logical to compare the project cost with other ones because the functions and perspectives of this project are different,” said Rail Minister Mujibul Haque while talking to the Dhaka Tribune. He also said: “Hopefully, the total project will be implemented by 2021. However, only 25km of the project from Munshiganj’s Mawa area to Faridpur’s Bhanga area is scheduled to be accomplished by December 2018 to run a token train over the Padma bridge, which will be opened by this time.” According to the project summary, the total length of the new railway track is 172km, which will connect Dhaka with Jessore district.