The Bangladeshi government is likely to go to the International court demanding compensation from South Korean construction firm Hyundai Company for the country's longest bridge "Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge" that has developed cracks.
Communications Adviser Golam Kader told newsmen on Wednesday that the government has appointed an advisory firm at a cost of 80million taka (about 11.4 million U.S. dollars) for suggesting the government.
"Now the bridge, which is also the longest in South Asian, has developed several cracks and the cracks are widening," the adviser said, adding that steel sheets have been placed on the cracks to keep it running.
"We will go to the international court with possibility of winning the case and the law ministry is working on the matter," the adviser said.
The adviser said since going to international court against designer and construction company is very costly, we have appointed the advisory firm to see the possibility of winning the case beforehand as the Hyundai company is now not taking the responsibility of the fault of the bridge.
The 4850-meter-long Jamuna Bridge over the country's mighty river Jamuna was built by South Korean Hyundai company at a cost of 40 billion taka (about 571.4 million U.S. dollars) and the bridge was commissioned in 1998.
Source: Xinhua
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