Skip to main content

China investing in Bangladesh infrastructure

The governments of Bangladesh and China have been discussing the possibiilty of investments in infrastructure. China will invest some US$50 billion in helping Bangladesh develop its infrastructure network. Transport will be a key priority. Key projects will include an elevated expressway and a four lane highway, as well as a new rail link and the Karnafuli River Tunnel.
October 12, 2016 Read time: 1 min
The governments of Bangladesh and China have been discussing the possibiilty of investments in infrastructure. China will invest some US$50 billion in helping Bangladesh develop its infrastructure network. Transport will be a key priority. Key projects will include an elevated expressway and a four lane highway, as well as a new rail link and the Karnafuli River Tunnel.

Related Content

  • China transport investment
    November 27, 2012
    In China, the news that the construction industry has been waiting for came with an announcement over infrastructure spending. The Chinese Government said it will invest heavily in infrastructure spending over the next few years, some US$157 billion, particularly in extending the country’s high speed rail network. Some $4.45 billion will be invested in transport infrastructure in 2012. Of the total, $790 million will go on rural road improvements, of which 88% will be used in the central and western regions
  • Bangladesh elevated expressway stretch to open
    September 20, 2021
    A stretch of the elevated expressway in Dhaka, Bangladesh is to open.
  • Dhaka Elevated Expressway section opened
    September 19, 2023
    The Italian-Thai Development Corporation entered into a US$1.062 billion contract with China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) for building the elevated expressway.
  • India's US$100 billion highway investment
    May 29, 2012
    India intends to continue its massive investment in highway spending. Predictions for the next five years say that up to US$100 billion will be spent on road building in the country in the coming five years. The Ministry for Road Transport and Highways plans to build 35,000km of highways, with 60% being provided by the Government budget and 40% from the private sector. The Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways will open up tendering for nine highway projects. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI