padma bridge update

New record set for toll collection in one day

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News Desk : dhakamirror.comPadma Bridge had its greatest toll collection ever on Friday, collecting Tk 41.9 million from 31,723 vehicles.The disclosure was made on Saturday by the bridges authority, who stated that the toll was collected on Friday from 12:00 am to 11:59 pm.On Friday, 12,056 vehicles paid Tk 17.01 million at the toll plaza … Read more

51,316 vehicles cross Padma Bridge on first day

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Tk 2cr collected as tolls
A total of 51,316 vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge on the first day on Sunday.
The authorities collected Tk 2.09 crore from these vehicles as tolls.
The much-awaited Padma Bridge was opened for vehicular movement on Sunday from 6:00am.
According to the Bangladesh Bridge Authority between 6:00am on Sunday and

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20,000 vehicles cross Padma Bridge in 10hrs

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A total of 20,000 vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge from Mawa and Janjira points on the routes between Dhaka and 21 south and south-western districts in the first 10 hours after its opening for traffic on Sunday.
Among the vehicles that crossed the bridge, 60.53 per cent were motorcycles, said Bangladesh Bridge Authority executive engineer Mahmudur Rahman

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Padma Bridge opens for vehicles in a festive mood

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At last after years of waiting the Padma Bridge was open for vehicular movement from Sunday morning.
On the first day, people on buses, cars and motorcycles get on the bridge in a festive mood.
Defying order, many people were seen walking and taking photos on the bridge parking their vehicles aside.
The opening of the bridge has brought comfort to the workers of goods-laden vehicles

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PM Hasina inaugurates Padma Bridge

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Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Padma Multipurpose Bridge on Saturday.
The prime minister unveiled the inauguration plaque of the much-anticipated 6.15 kilometre Padma Bridge for vehicular movement at 11:58am at Mawa end.
Speaking at the auspicious moment of inaugurating the bridge, an emotion-choked prime minister remembered Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the family members killed heinously on 15 August 1975 and freedom fighters who laid their lives to liberate the country in

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11 days ahead of inauguration, Padma Bridge lit up from end to end

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For the first time, the 6.15 km Padma bridge was illuminated from end to end as all the lamps on the 415 lampposts on the bridge were switched on this evening.
The 175-watt LED lights illuminated the main bridge with 328 lampposts, 46 on the Jajira side viaduct and 41 on the Mawa side viaduct, reports our Munshiganj

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Spectacular arrangements surrounding the opening of Padma Bridge

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com
Last minute preparations are underway in the bridge area. The Padma Bridge is going to be opened on 25 June. The inauguration of the Padma Bridge on June 25 will be celebrated in a manner that will truly let the general public be a part of the achievement – Bangladesh’s first independently funded mega project.
Every one of the country’s 4,000-plus unions will light up the night sky with fireworks and fire lanterns. In the daytime, clouds of helium balloons will float across the country.
After the official inauguration of the 6.15-kilometre bridge at the Mawa end, the

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How much will it cost to cross the Padma, the government fixed

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By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com
The government has fixed the toll of the under-construction Padma bridge, which is at least 1.5 times higher than the average toll paid on ferries plying the Padma.
The bridge division under Road Transport and Bridges Ministry on Tuesday issued a notification fixing different toll rates for different transports.
As per the gazette, the toll rates are Tk 100 for a motorcycle, Tk 750 for a car and a jeep, Tk 1,200 for a pick-up van, Tk 1,300 for a microbus, Tk 1,400 for a minibus (31 seats or less than

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Padma Bridge will open to traffic by 2022 end: PM

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the parliament that work is going on in full swing to open Padma Bridge to traffic by the end of this year.
The premier said this while replying to a query from Awami League MP Shahiduzzaman Sarker.
Earlier on several occasions, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader had said that Padma Bridge will open to traffic in June this year.
The question-answer session scheduled for Prime Minister was tabled as the House went into session at 11:05am with Speaker

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