Padma Bridge
5,100 meters of Padma Bridge visible now
Over five kilometres of the Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 34th span on Sunday.
4.8km of Padma Bridge now visible
Nearly five kilometres of the Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 32nd span on Sunday.
90pc work of Padma Bridge completed: Quader
Approximately 90 percent work of main part of the Padma Bridge has been completed along with 81 percent overall progress in the project, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Friday.
Padma Bridge project gets time extension up to 2022
The implementation tenure of Parma Bridge project, a mega project of the country, has been extended up to 2022 as its works suffered setback due to COVID-19 pandemic and floods.
Jatrabari-Mawa-Bhanga route to be shut Wednesday for Padma Bridge construction
Bangladesh Bridge Authority on Monday advised vehicles to use alternative routes to the Jatrabari-Mawa-Bhanga route on Wednesday, June 10.
4.5 km Padma Bridge now visible
About 4.5 kilometers of Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 30th span on Saturday.
Padma Bridge’s 29th span installed; 4.35 km now visible
About 4,350 metres of Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 29th span on Monday.
The 4a span, weighing 3,140 tonnes, was installed on pillars 19 and 20 of the bridge around 11am, said Executive Engineer (Bridge) Dewan Md Abdul Quader.
The span was brought from Kumarbhog Construction Yard on Sunday.
Earlier, the 28th span was installed on April 11 and the 27th span was installed on March 28.
The 30th span is likely to be installed in this month, said the engineer.
According to the Padma Bridge authorities, 12 more spans are yet be installed to make the whole 6.15-km Padma Bridge visible.
On January 20, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the bridge will be opened to traffic by 2021.
Once in operation, the Padma Bridge, Bangladesh’s largest infrastructure project till date, will connect 21 southern districts with the capital and boost the GDP by 1 percent.
President, PM mourn death of National Professor
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of eminent engineer and National Professor Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury.
4 km of Padma Bridge now visible after installation of 27th span
About 4,050 metres of the much-hyped Padma Bridge became visible after the installation of its 27th span on Saturday.
Govt to set up National Judicial Academy: Law Minister
The government will soon set up a National Judicial Academy to provide training to the judges, Law Minister Anisul Huq said Friday.