Padma Bridge
Padma Bridge work to be hampered if coronavirus persists: Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Padma Bridge’s construction work will be hampered if the situation created by coronavirus does not improve within two months.
BNP hiring criminals ahead of Dhaka city polls: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday accused the BNP of “hiring criminals and gunmen” ahead of the Dhaka city polls.
Span installation on Padma Bridge to complete by July: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said all the spans on the Padma Bridge will be installed by July next.
Steps to be taken to stop railway privatisation: Minister
Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan on Saturday said steps will be taken to stop privatisation of railway to ensure good governance.
3.3km of Padma Bridge visible after installation of 22nd span
About 3,300 metres of the much-hyped Padma Bridge became visible after the installation of the 22nd span on Thursday.
Padma Bridge: 22nd span to be installed today
The 22nd span of the much-hyped Padma Bridge will be installed on Thursday.
3 km of Padma Bridge visible as 20th span installed
Almost half of the much-hyped Padma Bridge has become visible after installation of the 20th span.
Padma Bridge: 20th span to be installed today
Almost half of the much-hyped Padma Bridge will be visible after the installation of the 20th span in on Tuesday.
The span has been taken near pillar no 18-19 by Tian-E crane at Mawa at 9am from Kumarbhog specialised construction yard.
The 3,600-ton 3-F span is expected to be installed by 1 pm, said Dewan Abdul Quader, an executive engineer of Padma Bridge Project.
He also said the authorities have planned to install three spans every month and all of 41 spans will be installed by July 2020.
In the meantime, 33 spans have arrived at Mawa from China while two spans are on the way.
The works of constructing six more spans are going on in China, said Dewan adding that all of the 41 spans will arrive here by March.
On December 11 and 18, the 18th and 19th spans were installed respectively.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister ObaidulQuader on Monday said all the spans of the Padma Bridge will be installed by July 2020.
All Padma Bridge spans to be installed by July: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said all the spans of the Padma Bridge will be installed by July 2020.
19th span of Padma Bridge installed
Nearly half of the Padma Bridge became visible after the installation of the 19th span at Majher Char in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur on Wednesday.