Pabna to get connected with rail network
Bangladesh Railway yesterday signed a Tk 155.77 crore deal with Max Automobile Product Ltd to set up a 25-kilometers long new rail line from Majgram of Ishwardi to Pabna town.
The new track will link Pabna district with the country's railway network.
Max Automobile Product Ltd will take 18 months to set up the railroad. The construction firm will also install a four-kilometre loop-line and some level-crossing gates.
The railway authorities have acquired 390 acres of land for the new track.
Planning Minister AK Khandker, who witnessed the agreement signing ceremony, said the new railroad would reduce the distance between Pabna and Dhaka by five kilometres.
General Manager of railway's west zone Abdul Awal and Managing Director of Max Automobile Product Ltd Golam Mohammad Alamgir signed the deal at Rail Bhaban.
The agreement is part of a Tk 982 crore project, approved in October 2010, to construct rail line from Majgram of Ishwardi to Dhalarchar near Pangsha of Rajbari district.
The project aims to found a new rail route linking Ishwardi, Majgram, Dhalarchar, Rajbari, Faridpur, Bhanga, and the proposed second Padma bridge connecting Paturia and Daulatdia.
Railways Minister Mujibul Hoque urged Max Automobile Product Ltd to complete the construction work within the tenure of this government.
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