PM’s motorcade reached Jazira end of the Padma Bridge at 12:34 pm, crossing the 6.1km long bridge.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today unveiled the inauguration plaque of Padma Bridge at 11:58am at Mawa Point.

PM Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep gratitude to the people involved with construction of Padma Bridge, including project authority, consultants, contractors, workers, and army personnel who provided security.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (June 25, 2022) said, “Padma bridge is the symbol of our capability.”

Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said Padma Bridge is a symbol of pride and dignity of Bangladesh.

One afternoon in October 2011, Md Shafiqul Islam, then an additional chief engineer at the Roads and Highways Department, was tensely pacing the corridors of the erstwhile communications ministry, contemplating joining the Padma bridge project.

The country is witnessing the momentous opening of its largest bridge — Padma Bridge.

Late Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury spoke about Padma Bridge during an interview with The Daily Star in 2018.

There are some epic moments that make a nation proud.

The US has congratulated Bangladesh on the momentous opening of the Padma Bridge, saying this will create important national and regional connectivity, boost commerce and improve quality of life.

The people of the country’s southern districts are elated over the inauguration of the Padma Bridge today.

Though the Padma Bridge project was supposed to end in four years, the contractors could not meet the deadline. It is also important to note that from engineering point of view, Padma Bridge is one of the most challenging projects in the world. We had to devise new construction techniques to cope with the unique geographical condition of the river.

Padma Bridge has conquered political, financial and construction challenges, according to Prof Dr M Shamim Z Bosunia, a specialist in structural and concrete design who has been involved with the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project since its early stage.

Padma Bridge Fact Box

Prefeasibility study (GoB funding)

The need for a bridge over the mighty Padma River may not have been felt so dearly by people other than those who have been born and bred in the southwestern part of Bangladesh.

Borrowing from the title of the second volume of Winston Churchill’s six-part history of the Second World War, I would like to term the completion of the Padma Bridge as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s “finest hour”.

The High Court issues a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why it should not be directed to form an inquiry commission to identify the people who created false stories about corruption into Padma bridge construction.

The case against former senior executives of SNC-Lavalin Group in Canada has been dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Padma bridge project suffered a setback due a false graft allegation raised by the World Bank.