Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit the Padma Bridge construction site on Sunday to see for herself the progress of the country’s largest infrastructure project and to inaugurate the construction work of its rail link.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inspect the construction sites of the much-awaited Padma Bridge at Mawa in Mushiganj, Janzira in Shariatpur and Shibchar in Madaripur on Sunday to see for herself the progress of the mega project,” Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) sources told BSS on Friday.
During the visit, the sources said, the premier will open the construction work of the rail link between Dhaka and Jashore under the ‘Padma Bridge Rail Link Construction Project.’
Upon her arrival at Mawa at 11 am, the Prime Minister will first unveil a plaque of the progress of the work of the 6.15-kilometer bridge on the Mawa site. Sheikh Hasina will later inspect the progress of the Dhaka-Mawa and Pacchar-Bhanga parts of the N-8 Highway at the Mawa end and inaugurate the construction work of the rail link (Mawa site).
She will then open the permanent river bank protection work adjacent to the main river training work and visit the overall progress work of the bridge at Mawa site.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to address a “Sudhi Samabesh” (civic rally) at Mawa Golchattar adjacent to Mawa Toll Plaza at 11.15 am.
In the afternoon, the Prime Minister will visit the Janzira end of the bridge and first unveil the plaque of the progress work of the bridge on the Janzira side.
She will later inaugurate the construction work of the rail link (Janzira site).
Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League President, will then go to Shibchar and address a public meeting to be organized by her party at Iliyas Ahmed Chowdhury Ferry Ghat at Kathalbari in Shibchar upazila.
