Malaysia’s national news agency Bernama said that the agreement was reached after two days of negotiations with the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA).

Special envoy Datuk Seri Samy Vellu said that the Malaysian government is now hoping for the Bangladeshi government to make its decision soon to enable both countries to execute a memorandum of agreement. This would be followed by the signing of a concession agreement between the BBA and the proposed Malaysian consortium that would carry out the project.