A chart showed that each kilometre of expansion work on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway cost $7 million. The expansion work of Dhaka-Mymensingh highway cost $2.5 million per kilometre. But in India, constructing one kilometre of a four-lane road cost $1.1 million to $1.3 million, including land acquisition, he said. There was also no way to realise Muhith’s plans for achieving the largely VAT-reliant budget without implanting the new VAT law, said Hussain. “The implementation of the new VAT law is integral for increasing revenue.

Source: bd News24 June 20, 2017 15:22 UTC