Bangladesh gets respect in world for Padma Bridge: PM
Describing the Padma Bridge as a symbol of pride, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that the international community now showed due respect to...
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Govt to form Padma Bridge operation, maintenance company
The government on Monday decided to establish a company to look after the operation and maintenance of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge across...
Padma Bridge project ends finally after 17 years
The much-talked about Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project came to an end on Sunday after almost 17 years it was taken to build a bridge on the River Padma...
PM receives Tk 315cr as Padma Bridge loan repayments
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday received some Tk 315 crore as the 7th and the 8th installments of loan repayment, which was taken for the construction of Padma Bridge....
So far 1.27 crore vehicles cross Padma Bridge: Obaidul
A total of 1.27 crore vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge after its inauguration two years ago, said the road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday...
Tk 4.82cr tolls collected from Padma Bridge in 24hrs
A total of Tk 4.82 crore was collected from 44,033 vehicles that crossed the Padma Bridge on Friday amid the travels of holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha....
Long tailback over Padma Bridge as homegoers鈥� rush begins
A three-kilometre tailback has been created in front of the toll plaza of Padma Bridge, as the homebound rush began to pick up on Friday....
Bangladesh Railway suffers from lack of policy attention
THE development of Bangladesh Railway has not been a priority of successive governments, as evident in the inadequate resource allocation and deflected policy attention from it. A large majority of its rolling stock, including locomotives, passenger carriages, freight wagons, and relief cranes...
Wood, bamboo used in Teesta rail bridge repair work
The Bangladesh Railway is using wooden and bamboo sticks instead of iron equipment at rickety Teesta Rail Bridge in Lalmonirhat, posing high risk of fatal accidents...
Evaluating large-scale projects
QUITE a number of studies on the various aspects of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge are in circulation. Metaphorically, this bridge has been dubbed a dream bridge that has given a new lease of life to 30 million people in the southern belt of Bangladesh...
Padma Bridge generates Tk 1500cr in toll revenue since opening
Padma Bridge has significantly boosted government revenue, collecting a staggering Tk 1,500 crore in tolls from the vehicles that have crossed the bridge.....
Microbus driver killed as hit by motorcycle on Padman Bridge
A microbus driver was killed as he was hit by a motorcycle on Padma Bridge in Munshiganj Friday morning....
Tailback on Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway intensifies
A 27-kilometre tailback was seen from the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge to Karotia area via Rabna bypass, causing immense sufferings to the Eid holidaymakers and transport workers...
20km tailback created on Dhaka-Tangail- Bangabandhu Bridge highway
A 20-kilometre tailback has been created on Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway since early Tuesday....
Rush of Eid homegoers increases
Thousands of holidaymakers were seen rushing to the bus, train, and launch terminals to travel from Dhaka and its adjacent areas to various districts across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday...
