Padma Bridge project now complete
30 June 2024, 13:21 PM
Experimental automatic toll collection starts at Padma Bridge
5 July 2023, 09:18 AM
Tk 660cr toll collected from Padma Bridge till April 25: Quader
26 April 2023, 09:08 AM
IMF's DMD impressed with Padma bridge
18 January 2023, 12:44 PM
Padma Bridge 'graft conspiracy': Govt gets time till Oct 30 to form commission
16 October 2022, 10:51 AM
“Padma Bridge marks a new beginning of Bangladesh’s improved connectivity”
14 August 2022, 17:34 PM
People still stopping vehicles on Padma Bridge to take selfies
10 August 2022, 09:33 AM
Padma Bridge tour package launched
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Padma Bridge package tour inaugurated
22 July 2022, 12:55 PM
Rail track of Padma Bridge / Railway aims to finish installation by Dec
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Despite ban, hundreds of motorbikes throng Padma Bridge toll plaza
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).
27 June 2022, 07:15 AM
Padma Bridge: Over Tk 2cr toll collected in first 24 hours
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).
27 June 2022, 03:56 AM
‘Home never felt so close’
Six minutes was all it took a BRTC bus to cross the 6.15km bridge over the Padma river yesterday.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Padma Bridge off limits to motorcycles
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.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Mobile court to conduct drive on Padma Bridge from tomorrow
A mobile court will conduct drive on Padma bridge from tomorrow morning.
26 June 2022, 17:31 PM
Motorcycles banned on Padma Bridge
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.
26 June 2022, 15:43 PM
3km-long tailback as thousands of vehicles wait to cross Padma Bridge
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.
26 June 2022, 14:40 PM
Beef up vigilance on Padma Bridge, project authorities say
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.
26 June 2022, 14:30 PM
Another youth removes, fastens nuts, bolts of Padma Bridge
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.
26 June 2022, 14:05 PM
Youth who removed nuts, bolts of Padma Bridge in TikTok video detained
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.
26 June 2022, 13:17 PM
Tk 82 lakh toll collected from 15,200 vehicles on Padma Bridge in first 8 hours
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.
26 June 2022, 12:29 PM
Stopping vehicles to take photos on Padma Bridge punishable offence
The government has urged all to pay toll to cross the newly opened Padma Bridge.
26 June 2022, 12:12 PM
TikTokers, YouTubers already thronging 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.
26 June 2022, 11:10 AM
Tk 400 for renting motorbike to cross Padma Bridge
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.
26 June 2022, 10:04 AM
Buying the first bus ticket to cross Padma Bridge from Shariatpur
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.
26 June 2022, 08:40 AM
Long lines of vehicles as Padma Bridge opens to traffic
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.
26 June 2022, 04:57 AM
Watch: Chinese Ambassador takes special locomotive at Padma Bridge Railway project
Chinese Ambassador Li Jiming took a locomotive, specially made for the construction of Padma Bridge Railway Link Project.
25 June 2022, 14:40 PM
Padma Bridge further improved Bangladesh's connectivity sector: WB VP
The Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC has celebrated the grand opening of the long-cherished Padma Multipurpose Bridge with much enthusiasm and fanfare.
25 June 2022, 14:26 PM
Kolkata celebrates Padma Bridge opening with billboards at 8 locations
Kolkata Municipal Corporation has put on big billboards depicting Padma Bridge at eight locations of the city to remind the people of the City of Joy about the engineering marvel achieved by Bangladesh.
25 June 2022, 13:49 PM
Here's what Indian media said on Padma Bridge opening
As an euphoric Bangladesh soaked in the festivity surrounding the Padma Bridge opening today (June 25, 2022), Indian news sites and electronic media gave the event fairly significant coverage – particularly focusing on how it would reduce the distance between Dhaka and Kolkata, and give India easier access to Mongla port.
25 June 2022, 13:23 PM