2021-02-01 15:35:53 GMT2021-02-01 23:35:53(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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DHAKA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) The Bangladeshi government has signed a 500-million-U.S. dollar financing agreement with the World Bank to help upgrade a highway and enhance connection of rural roads and markets, benefitting over 20 million people living in the country s western region, said a statement received here on Monday.
The Western Economic Corridor and Regional Enhancement (WeCARE) Program Phase I project will help upgrade the 48 km two-lane Jashore-Jhenaidah road to a modern four-lane highway.
The project will also help rehabilitate about 600 km of area connecting rural roads and building new or developing existing rural markets.
Bangladesh to receive $500 m from WB to improve road, digital connectivity
Sun Online Desk
1st February, 2021 07:51:37
The government of Bangladesh on Monday signed a $500 million financing agreement with the World Bank to help upgrade the Jashore-Jhenaidah highway and improve the connecting rural roads and markets that will benefit over 20 million people living in the western region.
The Western Economic Corridor and Regional Enhancement (WeCARE) Program Phase I project will help upgrade the 48 km two-lane Jashore-Jhenaidah road to a modern 4-lane highway.
The project will also help rehabilitate about 600 km connecting rural roads and build new or develop existing rural markets. It will also install fiber-optic cables along the highway to ensure fast and reliable internet