TDS: What is your impression after completing the project?

Though the Padma Bridge project was supposed to end in four years, the contractors could not meet the deadline. It is also important to note that from engineering point of view, Padma Bridge is one of the most challenging projects in the world. We had to devise new construction techniques to cope with the unique geographical condition of the river.

Padma Bridge has conquered political, financial and construction challenges, according to Prof Dr M Shamim Z Bosunia, a specialist in structural and concrete design who has been involved with the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project since its early stage.

Padma Bridge Fact Box

The Daily Star (TDS): What possible changes could there be in our national transport system after the inauguration of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge?

Prefeasibility study (GoB funding)

Nagad has come up with 30 per cent cashback or discount for purchase through the mobile financial service under a special campaign called “Utshob-er Khushi, Nagad-a Beshi” for the Eid-ul-Azha.

The demand for motorcycle has remained between 4 lakhs to 5 lakhs units during the last few years due to the prolonged economic impact of Covid-19 in the last two years.

The demand for motorcycles with a higher engine capacity is growing among bike enthusiasts in Bangladesh as such models are becoming increasingly safer and cheaper.

Dhaka is a city unlike any other. It is a city whose heritage, culture and people are vastly diverse, and with each passing day, this diversity continues to grow.

The motorcycle market in Bangladesh is currently in the stage of growth. Just last year, the market experienced a growth of 12 percent. However, due to devaluation of our currency against the US dollar along with increasing freight costs, the next year for the market looks to be challenging.

The 2022 JRP has five strategic objectives to support the affected Bangladeshi and Rohingya populations.

Manufacturers and retailers are hopping to see a rise in demand of refrigerators since the country is rapidly recovering from the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic.

Keeping in mind the increasing demand of consumers, the country’s leading industrial conglomerate,

Chest freezers are a common appliance in most middle-and-higher-income households in Bangladesh, especially since the people here usually shop for groceries one month at a time.

Experts have forecast that Bangladesh will become a billion-dollar refrigerator market within the next two or three years. At present, 80 percent of the market share for refrigerators is occupied by local manufacturers.

Priya is a fitness freak who is always on the lookout for healthy food items that can be prepared with minimum effort. However, as a working woman, she has a busy schedule and so she ends up consuming a lot of junk food.

Refrigerator manufacturers and retailers in Bangladesh have come up with numerous offers to lure in customers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the biggest sales season for home appliances in the country.

Despite attempts by different forces in society to keep women confined within the four walls or traditional gender roles, many have broken the glass ceiling and become self-reliant.

After Independence, while all the insurance companies were nationalized, in the mid 80’s Government gave permission to run insurance companies in the private sector.