City Desk :
The Awami League government has fulfilled dreams of millions of people by constructing the long-cherished Padma Multipurpose Bridge with own financing.
“The dream bridge over the mighty river Padma has established a direct link between the capital Dhaka and the southwestern districts of the country,” Project Director of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Md Shafiqul Islam told BSS.
He said millions of people are waiting to celebrate the memorable and historic day for the country, as the government will open the 6.15 kilometre double-deck rail-road bridge over the Padma on June 25, reports BSS.
Deputy Minister for Water Resources AKM Enamul Haque Shamim said the opening ceremony of the Padma Bridge will be the most memorable festival in the history of the country on the banks of the Padma River.
“A vested group hatched conspiracy against construction of the bridge. But no conspiracy could hinder the honesty, sincerity and courage of Bangabandhu’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” he said.
Conspiracy has also started centering the inauguration of the bridge but no conspiracy will succeed, he added.
Talking to BSS, Md Moniruzzaman, a frequent traveler on the Jhalakathi-Dhaka route, said the visionary and dynamic leader Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has successfully completed the bridge and materialised dream of millions of people into reality.
“People from all walks of life including women, elderly persons and students are ready to celebrate the inaugural ceremony of the bridge as Jananetree Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will open it at 10 am on June 25,” he said.
Earlier, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that the 6.15 kilometre long Padma Bridge is the symbol of dignity as well as revenge to humiliation.
“It is the dream bridge of Sheikh Hasina. The Padma Bridge is the golden outcome of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s courage, which proved our ability and capacity,” he said.
