, Aug. 30 -- The government has granted a one-year extension for the Kalurghat Bridge to Chaktai Canal Road project, now due in June 2026, as bureaucratic snarls in land acquisition stall critical work despite 82% completion and over Tk 2,200 crore already spent.

The Tk 2,779.39 crore project, being implemented by the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, was originally set from July 2017 to June 2020, then extended multiple times, officials said.

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It was first extended to June 2021, then to June 2022, with the second revision approving an extension to June 2024, followed by another extension to June 2025, and most recently to June 2026, all ...