Probe finds vehicles crossing Bangabandhu Bridge without records; heavy vehicles turn light ones; role of toll collection company comes under question A probe has found that employees of a joint venture company collecting tolls at Bangabandhu Bridge have been misappropriating huge sums by showing a lesser number of vehicles crossing the bridge or by showing ... Read more
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Cracks come under fixing
The repair of cracks on Bangabandhu Bridge is now going on in full swing with a target to be completed by June next year. Traffic on the bridge has got slower as vehicles instructed by various signs are diverted at two points for the repair work that began last month. On an average, 15,000 vehicles ... Read more
23yrs more needed to clear Bangabandhu Bridge debts
Tk 1.5bn is paid in principal, interest annually to ADB, WB It will take at least 23 years more to clear the liabilities the country owes to multilateral lenders who gave loans for constructing the Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge across the Jamuna River. An annual payment of Tk 1.50 billion in principal and interest to the ... Read more
Experts suggest rail bridge over Jamuna
Restrictions on speed, load continue on Bangabandhu Bridge Construction of an exclusive rail bridge over the Jamuna has become very crucial as the Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge is now handicapped by various limitations, including restrictions on speed and load of trains. The government should urgently construct the rail bridge parallel to the Bangabandhu Bridge,
Delay in cracks repair to cost additional Tk 120cr
Bangabandhu Bridge Delay in cracks repair to cost additional Tk 120cr The public exchequer will have to fork out around Tk 120 crore extra due to a delay in repairing cracks on Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge. Experts said the repair cost will increase due to development of many new cracks while the old ones became bigger