Dhaka, Aug 26 – The implementation tenure of Parma Bridge project, a mega project of the country, has been extended up to 2022 as its works suffered a setback due to COVID-19 pandemic and floods.
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4.5 km Padma Bridge now visible
About 4.5 kilometers of Padma Bridge has become visible with the installation of its 30th span on Saturday.
3.6km of Padma Bridge now visible
About 3,600 metres of the much-hyped Padma Bridge became visible after the installation of the 24thd span on Tuesday.
Padma Bridge work may suffer if coronavirus persists: Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Padma Bridge’s construction work will be hampered if the coronavirus situation does not improve within two months.
পদ্মা সেতু রেল প্রকল্পে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত ৩০৪১ জনকে পুনর্বাসন সুবিধা প্রদান
ঢাকা থেকে ভাঙ্গা পর্যন্ত পদ্মা সেতু রেল সংযোগ নির্মানে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত ছয় জেলার ৭৭০০ জনের মধ্যে ৩০৪১ জনকে পুনর্বাসন কার্যক্রমের আওতায় ইতোমধ্যে অতিরিক্ত অনুদান হিসাবে ৭৭ কোটি ৬৯ লক্ষ ৫০ হাজার টাকা প্রদান করা হয়েছে। বাকী ক্ষতিগ্রস্তদের সহায়তাও প্রক্রিয়াধীন রয়েছে।
Befitting reply for those tarnishing country’s image: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the Padma Bridge will be a befitting reply to those who tried to tarnish the country’s image and obstruct its march forward once the project is implemented with Bangladesh’s own funding.
Padma fund uncertain despite graft case
Greenwatch report World Bank Country Director Ellen Goldstein has said the decisions by the global lender regarding future project financing and implementation in Bangladesh depend on the outcome of its external panel’s assessment. “World Bank’s Panel of internationally-recognised anti-corruption experts…
Bridge fund on fair probe: WB, Muhith surprised
Agency The WB Dhaka office on Saturday issued a statement saying the bank will proceed with support for the Padma Bridge only if the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) launches a full and fair investigation based on evidence of corruption under the…
‘Abul Hasan recommended, not me’
Former Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain has admitted of receiving recommendation from former State Minister for Foreign Affairs Abul Hasan Chowdhury to appoint Canadian firm SNC Lavalin as Padma bridge project consultant. But he claimed that he did not put…