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           June
          20, 2000  
           
              
             
          
           
          Sylhet,
          June 19 (UNB) – The 25-km Jakiganj-Laxmibazar-Biyanibazar road is
          nearing completion, flickering a ray of hope among the locals. 
           
          
           
          Local
          Government Engineering Department took up the project under World Food
          Programme in 1995. 
           
          
           
          Official
          sources said 1400 metric tons of wheat have so far been spent for the
          project and 28 bridges and culverts constructed on the road at a cost
          of Tk 10 crore. 
           
          
           
          Upon
          completion of the road, it is expected that travel-distance between
          Jakiganj and Biyanibazar would be reduced by 50 kms. 
           
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