A Bangladeshi newspaper blames the Burmese Junta for construction delays

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Cox?s Bazar, September 22: "There is still no sign of a transnational highway between Burma and Bangladesh, despite the fact that construction should have started over a year ago. A Cox?s Bazar, Bengali newspaper, the Daily Saikat recently blamed the Burmese junta for the delay. Burma and Bangladesh agreed to start building the 133 kilometre-long highway between Ramu in the Cox?s Bazar district of Bangladesh to Bolly Zee in Burma. The construction period was supposed to start in 2003 and finish by 2008-9. However, there has not been any preparation form the Burmese government authority and hence the construction has not started..."

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Narinjara News

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2004-09-22

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2004-09-23

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