Dhaka, March 29 -- The Bangladesh Railway has yet to commence work on a technical-assistance project, approved in 2023, for a feasibility study and preparatory work related to installing a new dual-gauge line parallel to Joydevpur-Iswardi route.

Despite its initial completion deadline set for December this year, the project has seen no significant progress yet.

The Ministry of Railways has submitted a request to the Planning Commission and the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) of the Ministry of Planning, seeking an extension of the timeline until June 2027.

The ministry aims to complete the support project by appointing a consultant within this month.

The project, with an estimated budget of Tk 1.67 billion, is...