Padma-Bridge

Fields that once produced crops are now being transformed into an industrial city. Roads, drains, factories and residential buildings are being developed for an export processing zone (EPZ) in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore. So far, 200 industrial plots have been prepared. Once factories are established on these plots, the area’s economy could change significantly and create substantial employment opportunities. Alongside infrastructure development, the next challenge is to turn investors’...

The Padma Bridge has set a new example of transformation in the transportation system of the southern region. Similarly, the Bhola Bridge could become another such infrastructure project. It would connect Bhola, the country’s only island district, directly with the mainland by road. This would not only make travel easier for people in Bhola but also create new opportunities for goods transportation, industrialization, and the transportation of gas and electricity. The bridge has been unde...

A pair of new trains named the ‘Abhijatri Commuter’ has been launched on the Dhaka Gopalganj Dhaka route via the Padma Bridge. Railway Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam inaugurated the two trains at Dhaka Kamalapur Railway Station on Monday afternoon. Through these trains, commuters including employees, students, businesspeople and general passengers from Gopalganj and surrounding areas will be able to travel to Dhaka every day at a low cost and with reliability and return to their respective a...

Eid travel on roads is usually associated with severe suffering, and congestion tends to increase even more on the final working day. However, a different picture was seen this time on the Dhaka–Mawa Expressway and the Padma Bridge. Even on the last working day, there was no crowd or extra pressure...

The government is set to construct a second Padma Bridge, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam has said. He made the remarks on Monday after a preparatory meeting at the Secretariat on ensuring safe travel during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. “We are going to build a second Pa...