The government expects to recover Padma Bridge’s construction cost in the next 35 years, officials said today.

Foreign Ministry in a statement said that it has noticed that some quarters are trying to portray that the Padma Multipurpose Bridge – scheduled to be opened on June 25, 2022 – has been constructed with the assistance of foreign funds and is a part of the Belt and Road Initiative.

The upcoming Bangladesh-West Indies two-Test series, set to begin tomorrow in Antigua, has been named the Padma Bridge Dream Fulfilled Friendship Test Series to celebrate the biggest bridge of the country which will be inaugurated on June 25. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out the possibility of any negative impact on the country’s economy due to the implementation of the mega projects as these were undertaken following proper assessments.

Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said Padma Bridge is not just an engineering masterpiece but a symbol of Bangladesh’s pride and dignity as well.

As the Padma Bridge is being prepared for opening, the government is set to invite BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Nobel Peace Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus and World Bank President David R Malpass, among others, at the inauguration of Padma Bridge on June 25.

After the Awami League government came to power in 2009, it took up several gigantic development projects with a view to transforming the country’s communication and transport infrastructure.

Bus fares on 13 southwestern routes will be increased to adjust the toll on Padma Bridge, said a Bangladesh Road Transport Authority circular yesterday (June 8, 2022).

The Bridges Division has formed a 14-member "main committee" for the overall coordination of the inauguration ceremony of Padma Bridge on June 25.

Never before has a celebration of such mammoth proportions been planned in the country. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said at the ECNEC meeting that the successful implementation of Padma Bridge was possible because of the support of people of the country.

One important but oft-ignored thing is that design and implementation mistakes delay the revenue-generation phase of megaprojects.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government’s move to self-finance Padma Bridge has brightened Bangladesh’s image globally.

On the day of the inauguration of Padma Bridge, the US chapter of Awami League and its affiliated organisations are set to hold a “joyous rally” in front of the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC.

Prime Minister's Economic Affairs Adviser Mashiur Rahman broke down in tears while recalling the alleged 2012 Padma Bridge corruption scandal.

Much enthusiasm and excitement are apparent in West Bengal's Kolkata ahead of the opening of Bangladesh’s largest bridge, the Padma Multipurpose Bridge.

BNP activists are utterly upset as the long-cherished Padma Bridge project has been completed, Law Minister Anisul Huq said this morning.

A worker of the Padma bridge project was arrested in Shariatpur allegedly for making TikTok videos and spreading propaganda against the bridge.

Speculation over when the Padma bridge would open has come to an end, and the countdown to the long-awaited day that the country’s longest bridge will be open to traffic has begun.  

Padma Bridge will be named after the mighty river after all, not after anyone, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.