The foundation stone has been laid for the rebuilding of a cyclone-damaged rural road from Manipurghat to Joybangla Bazar in Kishoreganj.
The work is part of a project to rehabilitate rural roads damaged by cyclones and other disasters in Kishoreganj. It covers the road from Manipurghat to Joybangla Bazar via Choddoshoto Union Parishad.
Mohammad Mazharul Islam, Member of Parliament for Kishoreganj-1 (Kishoreganj Sadar–Hossainpur) and general secretary of the district BNP, laid the foundation stone on Sunday (October 18).
The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Kishoreganj, is implementing the project. The work will be done on the section of the road from chainage 3,450 metres to 6,550 metres.
Among those present were Shahidullah Kaiser Shahid, member secretary of the upazila Swechchhasebak Dal, along with local leaders, activists and prominent people.
Once the road is rebuilt, it is expected to improve movement, goods transport and communication in the area.
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