Dhaka's 1st elevated expressway construction gains Chinese impetus

STORY: Dhaka's 1st elevated expressway construction gains Chinese impetus DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD BELAL HOSSAIN, Safety and coordination manager of the joint venture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FAN ZHANYIN, Chinese technician 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): SAJJADUL KABIR, Bangladeshi technician 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZOU BING, Deputy construction director of the project's Banani section STORYLINE: The First Dhaka Elevated Expressway (FDEE) is being built in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, which is one of the world's most densely populated capitals with some of the worst traffic jams. The 20-km expressway runs from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to Dhaka's central Kamalapur railway station, before connecting to the main transportation artery in Bangladesh. In 2011, the Bangladesh Bridge Authority contracted an overseas construction company to build the expressway. Almost a decade later at