Sajjad Hossain

August 19. It was perhaps the most traumatising day for 16-year-old Bidhan Munda when he had to silently watch his grandfather being beaten to a pulp by a group of criminals.

Around one lakh people living in 80 villages in Bandarban’s Alikadam and Naikhongchhari upazilas are passing days in a severe water crisis.

There were long tailbacks on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway as the government yesterday started taking tolls from motorists.

A video of a motorbike making away without paying toll at Padma Bridge has gone viral on social media.

On the second day of vehicles plying the Padma Bridge yesterday, the authorities beefed up surveillance to smooth out traffic.

The number of vehicles at the Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Majhikandi ferry routes significantly dropped as the Padma Bridge opened to traffic yesterday.

TikTokers and YouTubers are already thronging the Padma Bridge – a day after its opening yesterday (June 25, 2022). They were seen stopping motorbikes and private cars on Padma Bridge – taking photos and shooting videos for social media content.

It costs Tk 400 (Tk 200 per head) to rent a motorbike to cross the Padma Bridge. Many motorbikes, however, were seen carrying more than two people on the Padma Bridge.

After inaugurating the Padma Bridge yesterday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left for Jajira in Shariatpur from the Mawa end of Munshiganj via the Padma Bridge.

It took around 2,765 days or 7 years 6 months and 27 days to complete the construction of the Padma Bridge.

After much anticipation, people from regions across the country flocked to see the Padma Bridge on the weekend.

The price of potatoes is now on the rise in different markets in Munshiganj in line with the spiralling cost of other essentials.

Work is underway on the Padma Bridge to connect the lamps that have already been installed on the country’s longest bridge to the power grid.

Hundreds of Eid holidaymakers are suffering at ferry terminals as long tailbacks causing them wait for hours.

Hriday Mondal, a teacher of Binodpur Ram Kumar High School in Munshiganj Sadar, said that he will try to stay on as a teacher in the school only if the government provides him with full security, but if it could not, it will not be possible for him to continue doing his job.

Hriday Chandra Mondal, an assistant teacher at Binodpur Ram Kumar High School in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila, languished in jail for 19 days before getting out on bail yesterday.

The office assistant, who filed the case against math teacher Hriday Chandra Mondal, said he had no say over the matter as the complaint was not written in his presence.

Family members of Hriday Chandra Mondal, the Munshiganj school teacher now behind bars in a case over demeaning religion, are passing days in panic.

Hatem Ali Bepari (60) and Momela Begum (50) of Jugnighat area of ​​Munshiganj Sadar upazila have been married for about 35 years. During this period, Momela's husband was abroad for 30 years. At different times of the year, he comes home for a few months and spends time with his family

It was 2:44 pm, Sunday. Abdus Sattar and his wife Shahina Begum reached Munshiganj launch terminal. They were roaming around anxiously. Shahina could not find the strength to stand on her own feet. She was holding her husband's hands tightly.