The Bangladesh Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase on 6 August 2026 approved contract change orders worth more than BDT3,200 crore ($259.19 million) for 11 packages under the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity Project-2.

The road project is financed by the Government of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank, and implemented by the Roads and Highways Division under the Bangladesh Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

The project is upgrading the Elenga-Hatikamrul-Rangpur highway into a four-lane highway. The highway is one of Bangladesh's major transport infrastructure investments, aimed at improving connectivity between Bangladesh’s northern region and the rest of the country.

The recommended contractors for the project include Abdul Monem Ltd, HEGO-MIR AKHTER JV, CPC-TANTIA JV, China Construction Seventh Engineering Division, and China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group.

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