Bangabandhu Rail Bridge to be built using Bashundhara Cement

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Rail Bridge, the largest dedicated rail bridge in the country, will be constructed using the Bashundhara Cement.

Regarding the development, Bashundhara Cement signed an agreement with Japanese joint venture of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Company and Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. (IHI-SMCC) on Thursday, said a news release.

IHI-SMCC joint venture’s Project Manager Shinji Kaifuku and Bashundhara Group’s Cement Sector Chief Marketing Officer Khandaker Kingshuk Hossain signed the agreement.

The Japanese JV company selects Bashundhara Cement for rail bridge project considering manufacturing process with Vertical Roller Mill (VRM) technology, factory operations, production capacity and quality of the market leading brand.

The JV’s Deputy Project Manager Yassuyoshi Watanabe, Quality Check Head Tanzil Ahmed Apon, BIDL Dredging Chief Executive Officer Commodore M Khurshid Malik, Head of Finance Nure Alam Siddique and Assistant General Manager Lutful Hoque Khosru were present on the occasion.