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July 12, 2000
Dhaka (UNB)- Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh K Urabe formally handed over 186 heavy machinery worth Tk 81 crore to Water Resources Minister Abdur Razzaq yesterday. It was part of the Japanese assistance for the 1998 post-flood rehabilitation. The total assistance included 108 machinery worth Tk 30 crore given to Local Government Engineering Department, 61 worth Tk 25 crore to Roads and Highways Department, 1000 tons steel sheet pile and 17 machinery worth Tk 26 to Water Development Board. Thanking the Japanese government for the assistance the minister expressed the hope that the existing friendly relations between the two countries will strengthen further in days to come, said an official handout. The minister also directed the officials concerned to ensure proper use of the machinery in post-flood rehabilitation activities. |