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Woman gives birth near Padma Bridge toll plaza in Jazira
A 22-year-old woman gave birth to a baby boy near the Padma Bridge toll plaza in Jazira, Shariatpur yesterday (July 4, 2022). She was on her way to Dhaka from Madaripur’s Shibchar.
Tk 3.16cr record toll collected from 26,394 vehicles on Padma Bridge yesterday
The government earned record Tk 3.16 crore in revenue through toll from the vehicles that crossed the Padma Bridge yesterday (July 1, 2022), the sixth day after opening of the bridge to traffic.
Another youth who removed nuts and bolts of Padma Bridge arrested
Counterterrorism officials arrested another youth, who was seen in a video removing nuts and bolts from the railing of Padma Bridge.
Video of biker “making away without paying” Padma Bridge toll goes viral
A video of a motorbike making away without paying toll at Padma Bridge has gone viral on social media.
After Padma Bridge, motorbikes might be banned on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway
After Padma Bridge, Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is considering banning motorcycles on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway.
False Padma Bridge corruption stories: HC orders to form commission for identifying culprits
The High Court today (June 28, 2022) ordered the government to form a commission in 30 days in order to identify people who made up false stories about corruption involving the Padma Bridge project.
Parking car to make music video on Padma Bridge: Driver fined
A mobile court yesterday (June 27, 2022) fined a private car driver Tk 1,000 for parking his vehicle on Padma Bridge to make a music video, defying the government ban.
Vehicular movement on Padma Bridge declines on day 2
The number of vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge on the second day has reduced significantly after the authorities banned motorcycles from crossing the bridge from 6:00 am today (June 27, 2022).
"For the 1st time, piles this long were placed in a river"
M Shamim Z Bosunia, chairman of the panel of experts in the Padma Bridge project, recently spoke with The Daily Star about Padma Bridge construction in an interview.
Village house of youth arrested for removing nuts, bolts of Padma Bridge, vandalised
Patuakhali village home of Bayezid Talha, who was arrested in a case filed for removing nuts and bolts from the railing of Padma Bridge, was attacked and vandalised today (June 27, 2022)
Those who opposed Padma Bridge are “enemies of Bangladesh”, High Court says
The High Court today (June 27, 2022) observed that those who had opposed the Padma Bridge construction are enemies of the country and nation, and they must be identified.
Despite ban, hundreds of motorbikes throng Padma Bridge toll plaza
Despite the ban on motorbikes on Padma Bridge, hundreds of two-wheelers have been showing up at Mawa toll plaza to cross the river since this morning. Around 500 motorbikes have been turned away by traffic police and the bridge’s toll authorities from 6am to 11:30am today (June 27, 2022).
Beef up vigilance on Padma Bridge, project authorities say
Authorities of Padma Bridge project has asked the engineering support and safety team (RSST) to beef up vigilance on the upper deck of the Padma Bridge and on both sides.
Another youth removes, fastens nuts, bolts of Padma Bridge
Soon after one youth was arrested, a video of another youth removing nuts and bolts of the railing of Padma Bridge has been making rounds on social media.
"Padma Bridge was built defying extreme natural obstacles"
Md Shafiqul Islam, project director of Padma Multipurpose Bridge, sat with The Daily Star for an interview.
Padma Bridge further improved Bangladesh's connectivity sector: WB VP
The Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC has celebrated the grand opening of the long-cherished Padma Multipurpose Bridge with much enthusiasm and fanfare.
Reason for not naming Padma Bridge after Sheikh Hasina
The Padma Bridge was considered being named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. But in the end, that did not happen.
11 teenagers reach Padma Bridge after cycling 53 kms
After Padma Bridge was inaugurated today (June 25, 2022) by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 11 teenagers from Gopalganj’s Muksudpur upazila visited the long-cherished bridge by cycling 53km distance.
“You gave us courage, you gave us power”
Lauding people for their support during the construction of Padma Bridge, PM today said, “You gave us the courage, you gave us the power… I’m ready to sacrifice myself for you. If needed, I will sacrifice my life.”