Chinese firm to maintain Bangabandhu bridge

China Communications Construction Company will be tasked with ensuring maintenance of the Bangabandhu bridge for the next five years for Tk 170 crore.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the cabinet committee on purchase, chaired by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.

"Bangladesh Bridge Authority proposed to hire the Chinese company," said Shamsul Arefin, additional secretary to the Cabinet Division after the meeting.