A Japanese company is likely to build a bridge over the Tentulia and Kalabadar rivers to connect island district Bhola with Barishal under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative.

A proposal to build the 4.68-kilometre bridge with a 4.9km elevated road -- the entire construction totalling nearly 10km -- by Miyagawa Construction Ltd was placed before the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday for its approval in principle.

The committee, led by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, neither approved nor rejected the proposal tabled by Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA).

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