The government today approved a proposal in
principle under which the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) will
develop the external infrastructures of the Chinese Economic and Industrial
Zone to be set up on some 784 acres of land at Anwara in Chattogram.
The approval came from the 18th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs (CCEA) in this year held today virtually with Finance Minister AHM
Mustafa Kamal in the chair.
Briefing reporters after the meeting virtually, Cabinet Division Additional
Secretary Md Amin Ul Ahsan said that following a proposal from the Bangladesh
Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the
CCEA meeting approved the proposal in principle for procuring the services
from CRBC under Direct Procurement Method (DPM) for ensuring the external
infrastructures and other necessary facilities at the Chinese Economic and
Industrial Zone in Chattogram.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha