PM to formally conclude the much-talked-about project on July 5
We must rethink how cities are planned, designed, and administered to combat the adverse effects of both the heat island problem and climate change.
Electronic Toll Collection System (ETCS) was launched on trial basis on the Padma Bridge today.
Over Tk 660.24 crore toll has been collected from the Padma Bridge till April 25, said Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today.
International Monetary Fund’s Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Monsio Sayeh today expressed her happiness for Padma Bridge during a three-hour visit to the project site.
The High Court today (October 16, 2022) gave time till October 30 to the government to form a commission to identify people who made up false stories about corruption involving the Padma Bridge project and to submit a compliance report to this effect.
Bangladesh is a vital crossroads in Southeast Asia. It borders India on land on three sides and has major ports in the Bay of Bengal. The country is also a part of the Asian Highway network, connecting 32 Asian nations to Europe, reports RealClearPolitics, in an article penned by Sajeeb Wazed.
Some people, crossing the Padma Bridge, were seen stopping their private cars on the bridge to take selfies even though there is a restriction on it.
The Bridges Division on Sunday (June 26, 2022) decided to ban motorbikes on Padma Bridge until further notice from yesterday (June 27, 2022).
Police yesterday (June 27, 2022) arrested a local BNP leader of Noakhali’s Companiganj upazila for allegedly posting derogatory comments on social media over Padma Bridge.
A mobile court yesterday (June 27, 2022) fined a private car driver Tk 1,000 for parking his vehicle on Padma Bridge to make a music video, defying the government ban.
Hours after the arrest of a youth who was seen removing nuts and bolts of Padma Bridge’s railing, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) still could not specifically say how he removed them.
The number of vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge on the second day has reduced significantly after the authorities banned motorcycles from crossing the bridge from 6:00 am today (June 27, 2022).
Members of the Bangladesh Army as well police personnel today (June 27, 2022) beefed up vigilance to prevent any untoward incident on the Padma Bridge on the second day after the inauguration of the megastructure.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told the parliament that the construction cost of Padma Bridge would be realised from tolls by 2057.
Three people were injured when a truck carrying 136 sacks of onion hit the fencing on the viaduct road of Padma Bridge this afternoon (June 27, 2022).
A Shariatpur court today (June 27, 2022) placed Bayezid Talha on a seven-day remand in a case filed for removing nuts and bolts from the railing of the Padma Bridge.
The High Court today (June 27, 2022) observed that those who had opposed the Padma Bridge construction are enemies of the country and nation, and they must be identified.
