The COVID-19 outbreak is becoming more severe in 211 countries and regions around the world, with more than 2.29 million confirmed cases and over 160,000 death. So what is the situation of Bangladesh, our friendly neighbor of China?

According to People’s Daily on April 19, as of 4 p.m. Beijing time that day, an accumulative total of 2,144 confirmed cases and 84 death toll in Bangladeshi.

The Padma Bridge that we are building in Bangladesh is hailed by its people as a 'Dream Bridge'. It is the only way for the north-south traffic to cross the river, and the largest bridge project in Bangladesh involved by CRSBG and CRNBE.

Since the pandemic, Chinese contractors in Bangladesh have paid significance on both pandemic control and business production. With the strong support of the Bangladeshi government, all participants have cooperated closely to speed up the construction while guaranteeing effective pandemic control.

At the construction site, Chinese contractors including CRSBG and CRNBE have taken effective measures to fight against the pandemic, maintaining 'zero infection' and giving strong confidence to the owner in the smooth progress of the project.

Media in Bangladesh have also highly praised the scientific measures taken by Chinese companies against the pandemic and shown full confidence in the future cooperation between the countries in building the B&R Initiative. According to New National News, during the pandemic, Chinese contractors have laid a solid foundation for the smooth joint construction of the B&R Initiative. Financial Express reported that the joint efforts made by Bangladeshi and Chinese sides during the difficult time will strongly support and guarantee the future cooperation in the B&R Initiative.

“China has achieved remarkable and inspiring results in fighting against the COVID-19 outbreak, and it gives the world many experiences to learn in terms of resuming work and production in an orderly way”, The remarkable results achieved in China’s fight against the epidemic are inspiring, and China’s experience in orderly resuming work and production set a role model for us,” said Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, Executive Director at Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh. Facing the pandemic, Bangladesh and China work together hand in hand for smooth construction of the B&R project, 'Solidarity and collaboration make us more stronger and confident”.