The government will acquire land from Bhanga and Nagarkanda subdistricts in Faridpur, Maqsoodpur and Kashiani subdistricts in Gopalganj, Lohagara and Sadar subdistricts in Narail, and Bagherpara, Jhikragcha, Sharsha and Sadar subdistricts in Jashore.
At present, there is a two-lane highway from Bhanga to Benapole and it will be upgraded to four-lane after acquisition of about 967 acres of land on both sides.
The duration of the land acquisition project has been fixed from October 2022 to June 2025. However, a separate project will be taken up to expand the two-lane highway to four lanes.
Global organizations including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimate that Bangladesh’s economy will remain under pressure for the next two to three years due to the global economic crisis initiated by Russia. Ukraine War.