Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Munshiganj opens

‘We can free ourselves from corruption if we have a motto that we will not commit corruption and will not allow anybody to do so either,’ he said.Earlier, the chief adviser opened the sixth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge on the River Dhaleswari through Muktarpur.He said plans are underway to bring the greater Dhaka under an integrated communication network.He said the government would start the main work on Padma Bridge at Mawa next year to link the south and south-western regions with the rest of the country.Fakhruddin said Mukterpur bridge would make a new era of economic and social development in the country.‘A developed communication system is vital for the development of a country. The government is working to extend and develop communication system for a prosperous economy.’‘The bridge will help start direct road communications with the capital and other parts of the country that will boost social and economic activities,’ Fakhruddin said.‘Employment opportunities will increase and daily commodities can be easily transported. It will make a positive impact on the market price.’He said the bridge would act as a landmark in the friendly relations between Bangladesh and China.Communications adviser Ghulam Quader said, ‘The development of the area was hampered as there was no direct communication system.’‘Farmers can easily sell products from now on.’

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