He made the disclosure at a media briefing after the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approved the Dhaka-Sylhet road development project on Tuesday. The planning minister also explained the reasons for spending more funds to develop the Dhaka-Sylhet highway than it did on other similar projects. "The prime minister said tolls would have to be collected once the construction work on the road was completed," said Mannan. By comparison, the cost to develop the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway into four lanes was Tk 210 million per kilometre while the ongoing Sylhet-Tamabil Highway project will cost Tk 640 million per kilometre. On the increase in expenditure for the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway project, the planning minister said, "The prime minister has said quality cannot be compromised by cutting corners.

Source: bd News24 February 16, 2021 14:48 UTC