Dhaka, June 28 -- Bangladesh has signed a loan agreement worth approximately $630 million with Japan to fund the 'Construction of Dual Gauge Double Line between Joydebpur-Ishurdi Section Project (I)'-a major infrastructure initiative aimed at enhancing the country's rail connectivity and trade capacity.

The agreement was signed on Friday at the NEC-2 conference room of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Secretary of the ERD, signed on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, while Ichiguchi Tomohide, Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Bangladesh Office, represented the Government of Japan.

This funding is part of the second batch under Jap...