What is the revised budget of Dhaka Bypass Expressway?
The Dhaka Bypass Expressway is the 48 km four-lane tolled expressway being built from Kodda in Gazipur to Madanpur in Narayanganj as Bangladesh's first public-private partnership road project, by a consortium of Sichuan Road and Bridge Group, Shamim Enterprise and UDC Construction, with an 18 km section opened in August 2025. The Daily Star reported on 21 June 2021 that the project cost would rise to 3,262 crore taka from 3,039 crore, the 674.34 crore in the earlier register being only the government's share of its budget.
Revised budget
BDT 32.62 billion
Approximately $383.39 million
Cost basis: 2021
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Revised budget2021
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthThe Business Standard
- 48 km
Project record
Construction started
The Daily Star2020