Before the Padma Bridge, it would take approximately 9 to 10 hours to make the trip to places in the south. Never in my life did I think I’d be part of a conversation where it would take 4 hours to make it back home from Khulna.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit her ancestral house at Tungipara of Gopalganj with her family members tomorrow by road crossing the Padma bridge.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (July 3, 2022) expressed gratitude to the nation for standing by her in constructing the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, saying that all credit goes to the people of Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that the cost of construction of the Padma Bridge will be realised from toll collections within next 18 to 20 years, much earlier than anticipated previously.