Staff Reporter :
The government will construct a bridge on the Payra River at Patuakhali’s Mirzaganj upazila on the Kachua-Betagi-Patuakhali-Lohaliya-Kalaiya Road.
Shirshendu Biswas, a fourth grader of Patuakhali, who wrote a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for construction of bridge on the river as they fear to go to school by crossing the river by boat.
Against this backdrop, Bangladesh on Tuesday signed an agreement with South Korea for constructing a bridge there.
On behalf of their respective sides, Korean Sum Hoyan Corporation and Mir Akhter Joint Venture of Bangladesh signed the agreement at Setu Bhaban in the city.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader was present at the deal signing ceremony.
Speaking as the chief guest, O. Quader said the Payra Bridge is to be constructed at a cost of Taka 1,042 crore and it is expected to be completed by 2025.
He said, a fourth grader Shirshendu Biswas of Patuakhali, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requesting her to construct a bridge on the Payra River.
In response to the letter, the premier directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps in this regard, the bridges minister said.
He said the response of the Bangabandhu’s daughter to a letter of a child has proved that Sheikh Hasina is the symbol of Bangalees’ confidence and it will remain as an instance in the history of Bangladesh.
In 2016, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a promise of building a bridge at Patuakhali’s Mirzaganj upazila on the Payra River in response to a class-4 student, who wrote to her with an earnest request.
