'Bangabandhu Tunnel: 87pc construction work complete'

Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the overall progress of construction work on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the river Karnaphuli is 87 per cent.

Obaidul Quader, also general secretary of the ruling Awami League, came up with this claim on Wednesday morning while addressing a view exchange meeting as chief guest at Setu Bhaban at Banani in the capital with bridges division secretary Md Manzoor Hossain in the chair.

In the meeting, the minister directed the officials of the bridges division and Bangladesh Bridge Authority to complete the works of different ongoing projects under the jurisdiction of bridges division, including the tunnel, within the quickest possible time.