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May
25, 2000
Faridpur,
May 24 (UNB) – The visiting Swedish Minister for Development
Cooperation, Migration and Asylum Policy, Ms Maj-Inger Klingvall,
inaugurated the 95-meter-long bridge on Shibchar-Chanderchar-Gopalpur
feeder road in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur district today
(Wednesday).
The
LGED is implementing project at a cost of Tk 7.3 million funded by
Swedish International Development Agency, SIDA.
Opening
the new bridge, Maj-Inger Klingvall hoped that it would enhance
communication facilities between different parts of the country.
She
said the bondage and deep friendship between the two countries would
develop further in the days to come.
Swedish
Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ander Johnson, and other senior officials of
her ministry and embassy accompanied the minister.
The
Minister reached here today on a two-day field visit to see the
Swedish funded projects.
Later,
the minister visited some Swedish funded development activities in
Madaripur and Faridpur districts.
SIDA,
under its rural infrastructure and development program, has provided
Tk 600 crore for five districts of greater Faridpur.
Out
of the total, Tk 560 crore was given as grant while Tk 40 crore as
loan.
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