The inauguration ceremony for the widening and strengthening work of the Upazila Headquarter (Nayahat)-Bailtali-Khodarhat GC Road in Chandanaish, Chittagong, has been successfully held.
On Sunday (November 8) afternoon, Member of Parliament for the Chittagong-14 constituency (Chandanaish and partial Satkania) and Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Alhaj Jasim Uddin Ahmed, officially inaugurated the project.
Spanning a length of 5,850 meters, the project has an estimated cost of 19.5 crore Taka. Implemented by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Chandanaish, the development work is scheduled to be completed by April 2028.
The inauguration event was attended by Chandanaish Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) S.M. Didarul Islam Sikdar, Upazila Engineer Syed Asif Muhammad, Sub-Assistant Engineer Md. Abdul Momin, Engineer Md. Emran (Deputy Managing Director of the contracting firm Md. Yunus & Brothers), former Chittagong South District BNP member Sirajul Islam Sawdagar, former Upazila BNP Member Secretary A.K.M. Mozammel Haque, Gachbaria Government College Student Parliament VP Abdur Rouf, Chittagong South District Jubo Dal Vice-President Sirajul Islam, Organizing Secretary Masudur Rahman Masud, Assistant General Secretaries Nurul Kabir Commissioner, Azam Khan, and Shahidul Islam, along with BNP leaders Sirajul Islam, Selim Uddin, Ainul Huda Chowdhury, Jahangir Alam, Md. Mohiuddin, and others.
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In his speech as the chief guest, MP Jasim Uddin Ahmed stated that this road is one of the primary communication mediums connecting the upazila headquarters with Bailtali, Khodarhat, and surrounding areas. Once the 5,850-meter road is widened and strengthened, it will greatly facilitate public travel, business operations, and the transportation of agricultural products for locals.
He urged the contractor and concerned authorities to ensure high quality and swift completion without any irregularities in the road work.
During the event, the contractor offered snacks to the MP and attendees. In response, MP Jasim Uddin Ahmed requested that the money allocated for snacks be redirected into the road construction instead, announcing that he would personally cover the cost of the snacks. He emphasized that quality work will ultimately benefit the local residents.
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