The government has approved development projects worth nearly Tk 2,700 crore to upgrade infrastructure in Bogura, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam said on Thursday.

The funds will be spent over the next three years on building and improving roads, bridges, culverts and other infrastructure across the district’s seven parliamentary constituencies.

The state minister added that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman may visit Bogura in late November or the first week of December. During the visit, the prime minister could lay the foundation stones of several major projects, including the re-excavation of the Karatoa River, the Sirajganj-Bogura rail link, and proposed drone-manufacturing and industrial facilities at Bogura Airport.

Mr Alam made the remarks as chief guest at a programme marking the 24th founding anniversary of the daily newspaper Bogura, held at the Karatoa Convention Centre in Bogura town at about 11am.