Loan agreement of Padma rail link project signed

The loan agreement of Padma rail link project was signed today in Beijing, capital of China, said an official release in Dhaka today.

The $2.67 billion agreement was signed at Exim Bank of China's head office at 10.30 am (local time of China).

Additional Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) M Zahidul Haq and China Exim Bank Vice President Sun Ping signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides.

A six-member Bangladesh delegation is now visiting China.  Officials from the contractor organizations and Economic Counselor of Bangladesh Embassy in China M Jahangir, among others, were present at the signing ceremony.