Thursday, December 19, 2024

Three bridges in danger of collapse

Three major bridges — Kanchpur, Meghna and Gumti — on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway may collapse anytime, said Communications Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday. “The soil around the bases of the bridges have almost been washed away due to overloading, sand extraction and movement of overloaded cargo vessels on the water, he told The Daily Star after ... Read more