After the Awami League government came to power in 2009, it took up several gigantic development projects with a view to transforming the country’s communication and transport infrastructure.

The government would go ahead with the construction of Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans and take measures to mitigate adverse effects, if necessary, upon the strategic environmental assessment (SEA).

The government will continue construction work of much-talked about Rampal power plant project near the Sundarbans in light with the Unesco’s latest report, Prime Minister's Energy Affairs Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury says.

The government would continue building the Rampal power plant and alongside do a Strategic Environment Assessment in the country's Southwest as per the condition of Unesco, said Prime Minister's Energy Affairs Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury yesterday.