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The government is moving away from scattered projects and will adopt an integrated multimodal transport plan to ensure cost and time-efficient transport, said Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser to the Road Transport and Bridges ministry, yesterday.

“By mapping existing roads, railways, waterways, and air routes along with data on goods and passenger movement, we can identify infrastructure gaps, prioritise investments, and determine the most efficient transport modes,” he said.

The adviser made the remarks at a virtual event on the “4th State of Investment Climate -- Bangladesh”, organised by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA).

He said the first draft of the plan will be ready next month.

The move came over a decade after the government formulated the National Integrated Multimodal Transport Policy in 2013 for developing an integrated transport network involving road, rail and waterways, which remained largely unimplemented.

Fouzul, also the energy adviser, highlighted two major initiatives in the energy sector.

The Renewable Energy Policy 2025 offers 15 years of tax exemptions -- 100 percent for the first 10 years and The At

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