BANGLADESH-DHAKA-CHINA-EXPRESSWAY-PROJECT

BANGLADESH-DHAKA-CHINA-EXPRESSWAY-PROJECT

(220122) -- DHAKA, Jan. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers build an expressway which bypasses Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, Jan. 4, 2022. Work on a joint Chinese-Bangladeshi venture to build a transformational highway bypassing Bangladesh capital Dhaka is well underway. The mega expressway will link the industrial belts around Dhaka with the seaport at Chattogram and the northeastern Sylhet region, bypassing the congested capital. Around 400 million U.S. dollars will be spent on the four-lane artery. TO GO WITH "China mega-tech drives Bangladesh mega highway" (Xinhua)

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