PM to open Padma Bridge in June 2021
Quader said this while briefing reporters at the secretariat on Thursday, reported UNB.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the much-awaited Padma Multipurpose Bridge in June 2021, said Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.
Quader said this while briefing reporters at the secretariat on Thursday, reported UNB.
Finance Division and Bangladesh Bridge Authority signed an agreement on the payment of the loan of Padma Multipurpose Bridge at the Secretariat, in presence of the minister.
The minister said the construction work of the Padma Bridge will be completed within the next year, while 83 percent of the bridge’s main work has been completed so far.
The 6.15-kilometre bridge is Bangladesh’s largest infrastructure project till date. Once in operation, the bridge is expected to boost GDP by 1.2 percent.