Friday, March 29, 2024

Tk 3.18 crore toll collections recorded in 24 hours at Bangabandhu Bridge

The Bangabadhu Bridge, better known as Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge, has achieved a new record in collecting tolls from vehicles in 24 hours till 6:00am today (April 30,2022). A total 42,199 vehicles crossed the bridge and highest Tk 3.18 crore tolls have been received during the period, said Ahsan Masud Bappy, an executive engineer of the

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