Bangladesh: దేశంలో పొడవైన పద్మ రైల్-రోడ్ బ్రిడ్జ్ ప్రారంభం

This bridge is a long time dream of the people of Bangladesh. The latest was the start of Saturday, overcoming many obstacles. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the longest road and rail bridge in the country. The bridge was built entirely with domestic funding without any foreign assistance. The bridge will help connect Southwest Bangladesh with the capital Dhaka. A 6.15 km long four-lane road-rail bridge was built over the Padma River.

The Bangladesh government has spent $ 3.6 million on the bridge. The Sheikh Hasina government built the bridge, relying entirely on domestic resources, overturning the expectations of many economists. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina thanked all those who participated in the Padma Bridge. She said that those who dreamed of building the bridge had no confidence that it was not just bricks, cement, iron and concrete. It was a symbol of our pride, our ability, our strength and our dignity. . The state-of-the-art technology was used in the construction of the Padma Bridge.

Although the project was initially thought to be funded by a World Bank-led consortium, in 2012 Bangladesh withdrew the credit citing corruption by officials. However, the Bangladeshi government has denied the allegations. Do not contact international lenders for funding .. The idea of ​​building a bridge domestically was successful.