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Padma Bridge: Days of sufferings to end
Staff Correspondent
11th December, 2020 11:45:51
When the engineers were with installing the last span of Padma Multipurpose Bridge, large numbers of commuters kept waiting at Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation’s (BIWTC) Shimulia Ghat in Munshiganj’s Mawa to cross the mighty river.
Talking to this correspondent, they expressed their joy and satisfaction.
Palash Das does small business of garment accessories in the capital’s Chawk Bazar. He goes to his village home in Madaripur’s Shibchar in every weekend.
Reaching Mawa by a bus, he needs to cross the river through speed boat risking his life. He said “Days of this suffering are coming to an end. We pay Tk 200 to cross the river by speed boat. If the number of commuters increases, drivers of speed boats claim Tk 250. After the Padma Bridge opens, our pain will have reduced.”