The cases against the BNP loyalists are not political, these are for arson attacks, the prime minister says
Bridges Division Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh in presence of Minister Obaidul Quader, he said.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Bangladesh and China for the tunnel during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Beijing visit in June last year.
The 3.5 km tunnel will cost Tk 90 billion, Road Transport Minister Quader said last year.
The tunnel would be connected to the proposed Asian Highway and to Chittagong-Cox's Bazar Highway, according to the minister.
He had said then it would be built on a 'Government-to-Government’ basis and hoped the project would be completed by December 2018.