DHAKA, Jan 11, 2022 (BSS) - A shopping mall along with a hotel-cum-guest 
house would be built near the Chattogram railway station in the port city 
under Public Private Partnership (PPP).

   In this regard, an agreement was signed today between Bangladesh Railway 
and private partner Epic Properties Limited for the construction of the 
establishment, an official handout said today.

   Railways Minister M Nurul Islam Sujan was present at the signing ceremony 
as the chief guest.

   Focal Person for Bangladesh Railway Md Ahsan Jabir and Additional Chief 
Engineer (Bridge) as well as Director of Epic Properties Limited Md Anwar 
Hossain signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides, the handout 
added.

   The minister said that a state-of-the-art 15-storey building will be built 
under 'Design Build Finance Operate and Transfer' method near Chattogram 
Railway Station road.

   There will be hotel, shopping mall, offices, Cineplex, convention center, 
family entertainment centers and apartments, he added. 

   The estimated cost of the project is about Taka 45 crore, he continued.

   Railway will hold the cent-percent share of the installation after 
completion of 40 years of construction, he said, adding that all costs of the 
project will be borne by the private partner.

   PPP Authority Chief Executive Officer Sultana Afroz was present in the 
signing ceremony with Secretary to the Ministry of Railways Md Humayun Kabir 
in the chair.

   Bangladesh Railway Director General Dhirendra Nath Mazumder also attended 
the programme, among others.