PM Lays Foundation Stone for BDT 4,068 Crore Bagerhat Mongla Port Modernization Project
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has laid the foundation stone for a project involving the construction of two container jetties and allied infrastructural development to enhance the capacity and modernize Mongla Port, for BDT 4,068 crore. He laid the foundation stone at a program in Bagerhat’s Mongla at 11:15 AM on Thursday. Zahidul Islam Rony, Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, confirmed the matter.
Under the project, two container jetties will be constructed alongside related infrastructural development, aiming to boost the operational capacity of Mongla Port and modernize its port services. Earlier in the morning, the PM arrived in Mongla by helicopter at 9:50 AM to attend various programs during a day-long official visit to Khulna and Bagerhat.
Following his arrival in Mongla, the PM attended a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on economic and infrastructural cooperation between the Invest Bangladesh Authority and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), a Chinese state-owned enterprise.
Saleh Ahmed, Member of the Industrial Zones Division, signed the MoU on behalf of the Invest Bangladesh Authority, while Li Chongyang, Chairman of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, signed on behalf of the Chinese side. According to the MoU, the two sides will expand investment opportunities in key sectors, including energy, industrial infrastructure, eco-friendly infrastructure, transportation, logistics, and human resource development.
