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The Padma Multipurpose Bridge (Bengali: পদ্মা বহুমুখী সেতু, romanized: Pôdma Bôhumukhī Shetu), commonly known as the Padma Bridge (Bengali: পদ্মা সেতু, romanized: Pôdda Setu), is a two-level road-rail bridge across the Padma River, the main distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh.
The Padma Bridge graft scandal was a political scandal in Bangladesh during 2016 and 2017, involving allegations of bribery linked to the construction of the Padma Bridge, the country's longest road-rail bridge spanning 6.15-kilometer (3.82 mi) across the Padma River.
Asmat Ali Khan Bridge : Madaripur: Crosses Arial Khan River Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge or 1st Buriganga Bridge: Postogola, Dhaka: 1989: Crosses Buriganga River: Babu Bazar Buriganga Bridge: Babu Bazar, Dhaka: 2001: Crosses Buriganga River: Bangladesh-UK Friendship Bridge or Bhairab Bridge: Bhairab Upazila, Kishoreganj District: 2002 ...
The 6.51-kilometer (4.04-mile) bridge spanning the Padma River cost an estimated $3.6 billion and was paid for with domestic funds after the World Bank and other global lending agencies declined ...
The Padma Bridge is Bangladesh's largest bridge and costed an estimated US$3 billion to complete. It was inaugurated on 25 June 2022. [ 10 ] It was supposed to be open to the public in 2013 but the project's future became uncertain when in June 2012 the World Bank cancelled its $1.2 billion loan over allegations of corruption. [ 11 ]
The 99th Composite Brigade (Bengali: ৯৯তম কম্পোজিট ব্রিগেড) is a brigade formation of the Bangladesh Army. It was raised per the project "Establishment of 99 Composite Brigade for Safety and Security of Padma Multipurpose Bridge" and army development project "Forces Goal 2030". [1]
Hardinge Bridge is a steel railway truss bridge over the Padma River located at Ishwardi, Pabna and Bheramara, Kushtia in Bangladesh. It is named after Lord Hardinge , who was the Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916.
Padma multipurpose bridge is considered the most challenging construction project in the history of Bangladesh. [7] It is the longest bridge in Bangladesh, and the longest over Ganges River in terms of both span and the total length. Padma Rail Link: Dhaka, Mawa, Bhanga, Jessore