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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.
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The agency is responsible for the implementation of the Padma Bridge. [4] In the mid-2010s, it was involved in the Padma Bridge Corruption Scandal. [5] [6] However, the charges was later dismissed by both the Canadian court and Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission. [7] [8]
Lalon Shah Bridge (Bengali: লালন শাহ সেতু), locally known as Pakshey Bridge, is a road bridge in Bangladesh over the river Padma. The bridge connects Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna on the east, and Bheramara Upazila of Kushtia on the west. It was constructed by China Major Bridge Engineering Co. Ltd and was opened in 2004. [3]
Ministry of Railways is constructing 172 km broad-gauge railway.The railway line starts from Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh to Jessore.Under the Railway Link Project of Padma Bridge, 14 railway stations will be built and 6 railway station will be repaired. 310 rail bridges will be built for the new railway line. 66 of 310 are major and 244 are minor bridges. [3]
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 road network of Bangladesh consists of national highways (designated by a number preceded by "N"), regional highways (R numbers) and zilla or district roads (Z numbers) which are maintained by Roads and Highways Department, as well as Upazila Roads, Union Roads, and Village Roads which are maintained by Local Government Engineering Department.The total length of roads in Bangladesh used to ...
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