Belt and Road Initiative & Bangladesh
4.3 Materialising BRI in Bangladesh
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Toll Roads
Bangladesh's first toll road project was signed on 6 December 2018. The
Government of Bangladesh signed a contract with a China-Bangladesh
consortium to upgrade the 48 kilometres Dhaka Bypass Road to a dual
carriageway. The objective is to improve connectivity between the north
and northwest parts of Bangladesh and the Chattogram Port.
This toll road is only one of the many transportation projects which
China is investing in Bangladesh. During 2009-2019, China has invested
an estimated USD 9,750 million in various transportation projects in
Bangladesh.
Energy and Power
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Large Chinese FDI is observed in the power sector of Bangladesh. China
has invested around USD 11,510 million in the power and energy sector of
Bangladesh during the period 2009-2019.
Investment in coal power constituted of USD 6,390 million or 55.52 per
cent of the total Chinese investment in the power and energy sector of
Bangladesh.
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