Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Thursday approved a second cost variation of Tk 144.63 crore for the construction of the elevated expressway from Lalkhan Bazar to Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram, raising the total contract value to Tk 3,513.70 crore.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury chaired the meeting at the Secretariat.

Following the latest revision, the contract value of the project will increase from the original Tk 2,720.05 crore to Tk 3,513.70 crore, marking a 29.18 percent rise.

The first variation had increased the cost by 23.86 percent, while the second variation adds another 4.29 percent to the revised amount.

The committee also recommended awarding a Tk 2...