The New Nation - Internet Edition

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited has come forward to construct a bridge in the remote area of Chatlakanda of Roumari upazila under Kurigram district.

To mitigate the sufferings of 40 thousand people of the locality, DBBL appointed an Engineering firm to carry out a feasibility survey as to whether a bridge can be constructed there. The Firm after conducting a survey submitted a report with a recommendation of constructing a bridge at a cost of Taka 50.00 lac to 60.00 lac.

The Report stated regarding untold sufferings of the inhabitants of 18 villages of Roumari upazila situated in the north-east frontier point of the country surrounded by Brahmaputra and Zinzirrum rivers.

The Executive Committee of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited in its 460th meeting held on November 23 analyzed the survey report alone with a report published in a national daily and decided to construct a bridge in Chatlakanda of Roumari upazila.

An official of DBBl said that about 40 thousand villagers will be benefited and the transportation cost of agricultural produces will be decreased to a large extent. The patients will be able to go to the health centres and clinics situated at upazila headquarters without facing any difficulty and hazard.