“The tender for this project is likely to be floated finally by July this year,” AMA Muhith said on Thursday in his budget speech for the 2017-18. “We are set to finalize a plan to establish a convention centre with a capacity of 5,000 spectators in Purbachal. Adjacent to the convention centre, a 142-storey iconic tower will be built under private ownership for guests and employees among other purposes,” he said. “For about six years, we have been engaged in formulating plans, holding inter-ministerial meetings and exchanging opinions with interested contractors and fund providers for this centre.”The finance minister called this project idea a “dream” in the last budget speech and had described it as a ‘special pro-people growth-enhancing project’.He had also spoken about installing a national sports complex and convention centre.“Let me inform you now that the Ministry of Youth and Sports will float a tender on the construction of a sports complex with facilities for all kinds of games and sports in Purbachal,” he said on Thursday.

Source: bd News24 June 01, 2017 15:00 UTC