The long-cherished Padma bridge is set to cost more after the bridges division sought more funds and time to complete the structure even though it is open to the public since June last year.

A 22-year-old woman gave birth to a baby boy near the Padma Bridge toll plaza in Jazira, Shariatpur yesterday (July 4, 2022). She was on her way to Dhaka from Madaripur’s Shibchar.

The government is unlikely to allow motorcycles on Padma Bridge before Eid-ul-Azha.   

Counterterrorism officials arrested another youth, who was seen in a video removing nuts and bolts from the railing of Padma Bridge.

Our senior citizens with a taste for Hollywood and British classic films will perhaps remember where I have taken the title from.

M Shamim Z Bosunia, chairman of the panel of experts in the Padma Bridge project, recently spoke with The Daily Star about Padma Bridge construction in an interview.

The High Court today (June 27, 2022) observed that those who had opposed the Padma Bridge construction are enemies of the country and nation, and they must be identified.

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).

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.

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.

The Padma Bridge was considered being named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. But in the end, that did not happen.

Lauding people for their support during the construction of Padma Bridge, PM today said, “You gave us the courage, you gave us the power… I’m ready to sacrifice myself for you. If needed, I will sacrifice my life.”

Japanese Ambassador Ito Naoki has said his country is keen to join Bangladesh government’s ongoing construction efforts of second Padma Bridge while the first one was built due to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s “far-sighted vision and political astuteness”.

The 19th span of the much-awaited Padma Bridge ha been installed.

A total of 2.55 kilometres of Padma bridge is now visible as the 17th span of the mega project is installed.

The 14th span of the Padma Bridge, Bangladesh’s biggest infrastructure project so far, will be installed tomorrow at Maowa end, making 2,100 metres of the bridge visible.

The 10th span of Bangladesh’s biggest infrastructure project Padma Bridge is installed at Maowa, making 1,500 metres of the bridge visible.

The fifth span of the 6.15-km Padma Bridge has been installed near Jazira end in Shariatpur, officials say.

The second span (superstructure) of the 6.15-km Padma bridge is installed at Jajira point of Shariatpur.