Bangla Press Desk: The government on Friday signed an agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to obtain loans for the construction of a dual gauge double line railway between Gazipur’s Joydebpur and Pabna’s Ishwardi.
Under the loan agreement, JICA will provide a Japanese ODA (Official Development Assistance) loan of up to 92,077 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to Tk7,694 crore) for the construction. The signing ceremony took place on 27 June 2025, at the Economic Relations Division, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka.
Ichiguchi Tomohide, chief representative of JICA Bangladesh, signed the loan agreement with Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, secretary at Economic Relations Division.
This agreement was signed for the first tranche of the project loan. Previously, another loan agreement was signed with JICA for the procurement of engineering services for the project in March 2023. Bangladesh Railway has completed the selection of engineering consultants for the project and the detailed design work for the project is expected to start very soon.
JICA signs loan deal for construction of major Gazipur-Pabna railway
Banglapress
Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM
Bangla Press Desk: The government on Friday signed an agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to obtain loans for the construction of a dual gauge double line railway between Gazipur’s Joydebpur and Pabna’s Ishwardi.
Under the loan agreement, JICA will provide a Japanese ODA (Official Development Assistance) loan of up to 92,077 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to Tk7,694 crore) for the construction. The signing ceremony took place on 27 June 2025, at the Economic Relations Division, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka.
Ichiguchi Tomohide, chief representative of JICA Bangladesh, signed the loan agreement with Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, secretary at Economic Relations Division.
This agreement was signed for the first tranche of the project loan. Previously, another loan agreement was signed with JICA for the procurement of engineering services for the project in March 2023. Bangladesh Railway has completed the selection of engineering consultants for the project and the detailed design work for the project is expected to start very soon.
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