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Elevated Express Highway

Thai experts to visit Dhaka in June for discussion with govt

Envoy tells PM

UNB, Dhaka
A technical expert delegation from Thailand will visit Dhaka next month to discuss in detail the proposed elevated express highway, part of a comprehensive plan for modernising traffic system in the capital.
The newly appointed Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh, Suphat Chitra Nukroh, spoke about the delegation's tour schedule when he called on Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at her office yesterday.
Earlier, the Thai govcniment had expressed its desire to assist Bangladesh in constructing elevated expressway in the traffic-congested Dhaka city.
EXIM Bank of Thailand has proposed to fund 60 per cent of the project cost as loan. The Thai government has also indicated providing soft credits for the project to be implemented in two phases.
The first phase of 13-kilomcter expressway is estimated to cost Tk 1218.01 crore while the second phase of seven kilometers will cost Tk705.53 crore.
During the meeting, Begum Zia said there is diversified potential in sharing and exchanging expertise in various sectors, including agriculture, pisciculture and poultry.
The Thai envoy reaffirmed liis country’s willingness to establish an eco-park in Bangladesh.
Emphasising exchange of business delegations, he informed that 229 Bangladeshi items enjoy dutyfreeaccess toThailand.
Bangladesh will hold a single - country fair in Thailand in September while Thailand will organise a Thai food fair in Dhaka as part of die exchange programme.
Khaleda reminded the ambassa-dor that Bangladeshi pharmaceuticals, ceramics and some other items are world class and there is scope for their import from here.
Referring to the outsourcing of the management of Chittagong Shall Amanat Airport, the envoy tenned it a manifestation of the ’’warm relationship” between the two Southeast Asian countries.
Mentioning the signing of the Charter of Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) by
Bangladesh in Bangkok in February, the ambassador said it would help Bangladesh share die information on early warning of natural calamity likeTsunami.
He also said that medical students from Bangladesh have great opportunity of getting admission into medical colleges in Chiang Mai while nurses can get training for capacity building there.
Suphat Chitra Nukroh assured die Prime Minister of making use of his good offices in promoting the interactions.
Khaleda also assured the ambassador of her government’s total cooperation during his tenure in Bangladesh.