Amidst the ongoing ban on motorbikes plying Padma Bridge, bikers seemed to have come up with a solution.

Despite the ban on motorbikes on Padma Bridge, hundreds of two-wheelers have been showing up at Mawa toll plaza to cross the river since this morning. Around 500 motorbikes have been turned away by traffic police and the bridge’s toll authorities from 6am to 11:30am today (June 27, 2022).

A total of 51,316 vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge in the first 24 hours after the bridge was opened to public (till 6am today) (June 27, 2022).

Opposition BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid yesterday (June 26, 2022) told the parliament that he is worried of being thrown into Padma river if he goes to visit Padma Bridge, which was inaugurated on Saturday.

The Bridges Division last evening banned motorcycles on the Padma Bridge from 6:00am today as thousands of bikers queuing up to cross the bridge overwhelmed the toll plaza employees and two bikers died in a crash on the bridge.

Six minutes was all it took a BRTC bus to cross the 6.15km bridge over the Padma river yesterday.  

A man was detained for removing nuts and bolts from the railing of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge yesterday.

A mobile court will conduct drive on Padma bridge from tomorrow morning.

The Bridge Division under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has banned the operation of motorcycles on Padma Bridge from 6am tomorrow (June 27, 2022) until further notice.

The Padma bridge is now open to the public, and people are going wild.

Thousands of vehicles are waiting for their turn to cross the Padma Bridge at toll plazas on both ends of the bridge, creating around 3-km-long tailback.

Authorities of Padma Bridge project has asked the engineering support and safety team (RSST) to beef up vigilance on the upper deck of the Padma Bridge and on both sides.

Soon after one youth was arrested, a video of another youth removing nuts and bolts of the railing of Padma Bridge has been making rounds on social media.

Criminal Investigation Department arrested a youth who was seen removing nuts and bolts from the railing of Padma Bridge in a now viral TikTok video.

A total of 15,200 vehicles crossed Padma Bridge in the first eight hours today (June 26, 2022) – after the authorities opened the bridge to traffic at 6:00am.

The government has urged all to pay toll to cross the newly opened Padma Bridge.

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.

Rafiq Islam (45) works at an electric shop in Dhaka. His village home is in Angaria union of Shariatpur Sadar upazila. He bought the first bus ticket from Shariatpur to cross the Padma Bridge and became a part of the nation’s road communication history.

This morning (June 26, 2022) saw a historic moment in Bangladesh's road communication as the much-awaited Padma Bridge opened to traffic. Long lines of cars were seen waiting to cross it.