Malaysia offers fund to build Padma Bridge

Unb, Dhaka

Special envoy of the Malaysian government Dato Seri S Samy Vellu calls on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the city yesterday.Photo: STAR

The Malaysian government has expressed its intention to construct the much-awaited Padma Bridge. The offer came when the special envoy of the Malaysian government on Infrastructure for India and South Asia, Dato Seri S Samy Vellu, called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her yesterday. PM's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad briefed reporters after the meeting. Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Jamaluddin bin Sabeh, Ambassador at-large M Ziauddin, Principal Secretary Sheikh M Wahid Uz Zaman and Bridge Division secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam were present during the meeting.