Chattogram:The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved a second cost variation of Tk 144.63 crore for the construction of the elevated expressway from Lalkhan Bazar to Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram. This decision raises the total contract value to Tk 3,513.70 crore.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the meeting was chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury at the Secretariat. The contract value of the project will increase from the original Tk 2,720.05 crore to Tk 3,513.70 crore, marking a 29.18 percent rise. The first cost variation had increased the cost by 23.86 percent, while this second variation adds another 4.29 percent.
In addition, the committee recommended awarding a Tk 266.15 crore contract to Rana Builders (Pvt) Ltd for constructing a connecting road from the Karnaphuli Tunnel in Anwara to Gachbaria on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar National Highway. A separate decision recommended a Tk 56.90 crore cost variation for the four-laning of the Shikolbaha-Anwara road, increasing the contract value to Tk 323.05 crore from the original Tk 266.15 crore, a rise of 21.379 percent.
The committee also endorsed awarding two construction contracts worth Tk 339.44 crore for Rangamati Medical College and Hospital and its Nursing College. Noorani Construction Ltd was recommended for constructing a seven-storey hospital building at Tk 230.86 crore, while Delta Engineers and Consortium Ltd was recommended for a seven-storey academic building at Tk 108.58 crore.
Additionally, the committee approved a Tk 361.97 crore contract to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangladesh for consultancy services under the Land Management Automation Project. This involves data entry, verification, and correction of khatians and land holdings.
For the 2026 academic year, a Tk 23.68 crore variation was approved for printing additional textbooks for Classes IV and V, raising the contract value from Tk 187.11 crore to Tk 210.79 crore, an increase of around 12.65 percent. The additional printing covers 3,62,90,792 copies of textbooks.
The procurement of 19.375 million third-generation oral contraceptive pills from Popular Pharmaceuticals PLC at a cost of Tk 96.54 crore was also recommended. This purchase is part of completing essential family planning, maternal, child, and reproductive health activities under the Fourth Sector Programme.
Under the Resilient Infrastructure for Adaptation and Vulnerability Reduction (RIVER) project, a Tk 326.19 crore contract was recommended to Wahid Construction Ltd for building 40 government primary schools with flood shelters in Madaripur district. The procurement of blankets worth Tk 10.54 crore under five packages for the Department of Disaster Management was also recommended, with Jisus Fashion Ltd being suggested for one of the packages.
The meeting considered several procurement proposals from different ministries and divisions, including road transport and highways, housing and public works, land, primary and mass education, health and family welfare, local government, and disaster management.