BANGLADESH STEEL SECTOR AWAITS BOOM AS NEXT-GEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN SIGHT

Bangladesh steel makers are anticipating a rush of orders with the country beefing up efforts to implement new generation infrastructure projects involving billions of dollars. Government data indicates that more than USD13 billion will be invested in projects whose construction is planned over the next 10 years, ranging from a metro railway in the capital Dhaka, to elevated expressways, a deep-sea port and an underwater road tunnel in the southeastern port city of Chittagong. The government also has long-standing plans to build a nuclear power plant.“This will ...


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