Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed on Monday visited the Chittagong Hill Tracts border road project being implemented under the supervision of the Bangladesh Army in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
The army chief inspected the development activities of the Rajasthali-Saichal section among 9 border road projects in three hilly districts Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban, reports UNB.
He also gave necessary guidance to the concerned officials over the projects.
During the visit, Chief of General Staff of the Army Lt. Gen. Ataul Hakim Sarwar Hasan, GOC of the 24th Infantry Division Major General Mizanur Rahman Shamim, Adjutant General of the Army Major General Md Nazrul Islam and other senior army officers and media persons were also present.
As part of the development of the CHT, the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has undertaken the project for constructing the border road along Rangamati, Khagrachari, and Bandarban frontier.
A total of 1,036 kilometres of border road will be constructed while construction work of 317 kilometres is underway.
Ninety-five kilometres of road construction work has already been completed. Besides, the construction work of 132 km is in progress which will be completed by April 2023.