Bangladeshi PM inaugurates construction of mega China-funded elevated expressway project

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Bangladeshi PM inaugurates construction of mega China-funded elevated expressway project

STORY: Bangladeshi PM inaugurates construction of mega China-funded elevated expressway project DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site of China-funded elevated expressway project in Dhaka, Bangladesh 2. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking via video conference 3. various of the project's 3D design 4. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming speaking at the ceremony via video conference 5. various of the inauguration ceremony of the project STORYLINE: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday inaugurated the construction of a mega China-funded elevated expressway project. Joining from her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka, she opened the construction work virtually for the 24-km Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway. The project involves an estimated cost of 175.53 billion taka (1.72 billion U.S. dollars). It was approved in a bid to enable quick entry and exit of vehicles to and from Dhaka

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