Tk 838.56cr toll collected from Padma Bridge in 2024
Bangladesh Bridge Authority has earned highest toll of Tk 838.56 crore from Padma Bridge in 2024....
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ACC should also look into other allegations of corruption
THE decision of the Anti-Corruption Commission to carry out a further investigation in a case filed against seven people on charges of 鈥榗orruption conspiracy鈥� in hiring consultants for the Padma bridge project is welcome. The people alleged to have been involved in the 鈥榗orruption conspiracy鈥�, in the case that the commission filed...
ACC initiates probe again over Padma bridge graft case
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday decided to conduct further investigation in a case filed years ago against seven people, including former Bridges Division secretary...
ACC to probe Padma Bridge, Novo Theatre graft cases again
The Anti-Corruption Commission has started proceeding with its bid to reinvestigate four years-old cases over conspiracies to commit corruption in the Padma Bridge contract awarding and corruption in...
Benapole-Dhaka train via Padma Bridge to start today
After a long wait, passenger train service on the new Benapole-Dhaka route via the Padma Bridge will begin on Tuesday.
Banks鈥� distress asset stands at聽Tk 6.75 lakh crore
Distressed assets in Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector surpassed Tk聽6.75 lakh crore at the end of FY24, an amount equivalent to the cost of 13.5 Dhaka Metro systems or 22.5 Padma Bridges, according to a...
Train service via Padma Bridge to begin Dec 2
The much-awaited train service on Dhaka-Jashore-Khulna-Benapole section is expected to open on December 2 via Padma Bridge.
Tk 7,300cr likely to get slashed from two railway projects
Two railway projects are likely to see budget cuts of around Tk 7,300 crore in a slimming-down attempt as officials view that earlier these projects were not 鈥榚xamined properly鈥�...
Bangladesh gets respect in world for Padma Bridge: PM
Describing the Padma Bridge as a symbol of pride, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that the international community now showed due respect to...
Govt to form Padma Bridge operation, maintenance company
The government on Monday decided to establish a company to look after the operation and maintenance of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge across...
Padma Bridge project ends finally after 17 years
The much-talked about Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project came to an end on Sunday after almost 17 years it was taken to build a bridge on the River Padma...
PM receives Tk 315cr as Padma Bridge loan repayments
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday received some Tk 315 crore as the 7th and the 8th installments of loan repayment, which was taken for the construction of Padma Bridge....
So far 1.27 crore vehicles cross Padma Bridge: Obaidul
A total of 1.27 crore vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge after its inauguration two years ago, said the road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday...
Tk 4.82cr tolls collected from Padma Bridge in 24hrs
A total of Tk 4.82 crore was collected from 44,033 vehicles that crossed the Padma Bridge on Friday amid the travels of holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha....
Long tailback over Padma Bridge as homegoers鈥� rush begins
A three-kilometre tailback has been created in front of the toll plaza of Padma Bridge, as the homebound rush began to pick up on Friday....
Evaluating large-scale projects
QUITE a number of studies on the various aspects of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge are in circulation. Metaphorically, this bridge has been dubbed a dream bridge that has given a new lease of life to 30 million people in the southern belt of Bangladesh...
Padma Bridge generates Tk 1500cr in toll revenue since opening
Padma Bridge has significantly boosted government revenue, collecting a staggering Tk 1,500 crore in tolls from the vehicles that have crossed the bridge.....
Microbus driver killed as hit by motorcycle on Padman Bridge
A microbus driver was killed as he was hit by a motorcycle on Padma Bridge in Munshiganj Friday morning....