In 1988, Bangladesh began to expand its rural road network which transformed the country’s economy by 1997, according to the Brookings Institution. Seen here is the Goalundo-Faridpur-Jessore Road which was built in 1990 during the tenure of the parliamentarian Kamran H. Chowdhury. The road project was funded by international aid while a Chinese company represented by the Ispahanis became the contractor.
Official portrait of Kamran H. Chowdhury MP in the fourth parliament
