Shipping adviser M Sakhawat Hussain has said that initiatives will be taken for expansion of the Sonamasjid Land Port.
鈥楢s Sonamasjid Land Port is an important one for inter-country communication, so priority will be given to expansion of the port in taking World Bank financed projects,鈥� he said at an exchange of views with local administrative and customs officials and trade union bodies in Chapainawabganj on Friday.
M Sakhawat Hussain, also adviser of labour and employment ministry, said that Sonamasjid Land Port was very old and important and port users have demanded for expansion of the port along with construction of a link road.
In this regard, he asked local deputy commissioner to send a development plan proposal.
The adviser said that several ports were developed with the World Bank support earlier. Expansion project for Sonamasjid Land Port can also be taken if the World Bank finance is available.
Sakhawat said initiatives will be taken to build a 3km road from Sonamasjid land port to reduce traffic congestion and a hospital for treatment of the workers.
Bangladesh Land Ports Authority Chairman Mohammad Manzarul Mannan chaired the meeting, which was attended by Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment AHM Shafiquzzaman, Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Khondaker Azim Ahmed, National Board of Revenue Member Al Amin Pramanik, Commissioner of Custom Excise and VAT Mohammad Faizur Rahman, Chapainawabganj Chamber President Abdul Wahed, Managing Director of Panama Port Link Limited Zahura Nowsaba,
Chairman Atiqur Rahman Khan, President of Sonamasjid Import-Export Group Alhaj Ekramul Haque and others.
