Abrar Memorial Footbridge: Half-baked structure now being ‘retrofitted’
A sign saying “Thank you for using the footbridge” stands in irony on Pragati Sarani in the capital, as work continues on the structure. Photo: Star
When private university student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury died in a tragic road accident on March 19, 2019 in front of Jamuna Future Park on Dhaka s Pragati Sarani road, many students took to the street in protest, and in an instant move, the DNCC mayor announced to build a footbridge on that very spot to avoid further tragedies.
As per a decision, Dhaka North City Corporation let a business conglomerate build the bridge as part of the company s social corporate responsibility. No tender was floated for the work, but DNCC monitored the project, according to its officials.