Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan on Saturday inaugurated the work of installing rail tracks at the Jajira end of the Padma Bridge. “The rail tracks installation work will be completed within four months,” said the minister. Sujan added that the financial progress of the project is 68 percent and physical progress 70 percent. “Sixty-six percent work of Dhaka to Mawa has been completed. The progress of work from Mawa to Bhanga is 85 percent and from Bhanga to Jeshore 52 percent,” added Sujan. Also read: Mongla Port witnesses first RMG export thanks to Padma Bridge At an event on July 16 the minister said if the railway line is constructed from Dhaka to Bhanga, it will be possible to run trains from Dhaka to Khulna, Jashore, Darshana, Benapole through Faridpur and Rajbari. The new line from Khulna to Mongla, which will be operational by December this year, will be able to operate up to Mongla, he added. Also read: Padma Bridge: Know Its Amazing Facts, Engineering Wonders

Lalmonirhat, Sept 23 (UNB) – Nearly 90 years past its expiry date, the Teesta Rail Bridge, connecting Lalmonirhat and Kurigram, continues to be in operation with its pitiable state.   The historic bridge, a shell of its former self, is crossed every day by 18 trains.   Built in 1834 by the Northern Bengal State Railway to connect Lalmonirhat and Kurigram, the 2,110 feet bridge was supposed to be in operation for 100 years.   It has been nearly two centuries since then but railway’s Lalmonirhat Divisional Manager Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman insisted that the bridge is not risky yet.