Energy Bangla

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directs implementation of the fast-track six projects as fast as possible to boost the economy.
The decision came at the first meeting of the Fast Track Project Monitoring Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office on Wednesday. The committee reviewed the implementation status of the six projects.
The projects are Padma Multipurpose Bridge, Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Rampal Coal-fired Thermal Power Plant, Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project or Metro Rail, Sonadia Deep Sea Port in Cox’s Bazar and Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Construction Project.
At the meeting, Hasina directed all ministries concerned to complete the work of the projects as quickly as possible.
Of the five components of the Padma bridge project, the construction of the main bridge will cost $1.32 billion, the Economic Relations Division said in a progress report placed at the meeting.
Three pre-qualified bidders submitted technical proposals for the task on January 9, and the evaluation of the proposals would be completed by March, it said.
The report said the shipping ministry is preparing a guideline on the financing of the deep-sea port project.
Bangladesh can build this port on Sonadia island in three phases, and it will cost around $5 billion, according to a Japanese study in 2009.
Later, China and several other countries showed interests in financing and constructing the port.