Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan on Wednesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will officially lay the foundation stone of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the Jamuna River on November 29.

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan on Wednesday said March 14 has been fixed as the tentative date for laying the foundation stone of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge (Dual-gauge) over the Jamuna River.

The construction cost of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the Jamuna River is likely to go up by about Tk 3,216 crore as the Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase (CCPP) has given conditional approval to award the contract to a Japanese firm.