The Bridge Division under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has banned the operation of motorcycles on Padma Bridge from 6am tomorrow (June 27, 2022) until further notice.

Press Information Department issued a circular in this regard today, Mostafa Kamal Pasha, deputy principal information officer of the department, confirmed the development to The Daily Star tonight.

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2 killed in motorcycle crash on Padma Bridge

Earlier this evening, at Mawa end of the bridge, over a thousand motorcycles were seen waiting alongside buses and trucks in a long tailback, stretching across one kilometre.

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3km-long tailback as thousands of vehicles wait to cross Padma Bridge