The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has collected toll revenue of Tk 34.29 billion (₹3,429 crore) from the Padma Bridge since it was opened for traffic in June 2022. Today, according to a BBA statement issued on Tuesday, a total of 26,862,808 vehicles passed through the bridge till June 29 this year, generating toll revenue of […]
Another long-standing proposal involves construction of a second dual-gauge line along the existing track from Joydebpur in Ghazipur to Jamalpur via Mymensingh. Originally planned as a G2G venture, China withdrew from the project during the tenure of the Awami League. China Railway International Group initially wanted to implement the project. In December 2024, the interim […]
The bridge authority mentioned that during Eid-ul-Fitr last year, 108,002 vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge in three days, leading to a toll collection of Rs 12 crore 78 thousand 400. All types of vehicles have to pay toll to cross the Padma Bridge. Different toll rates are set for motorcycles, private cars, buses, trucks and […]
Over Tk 48 million in toll was collected in 24 hours as a total of 44,133 vehicles passed through the Padma Bridge between 12am on Thursday and 12am on Friday during the holiday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. This was the second-highest toll collection in a day since the bridge was opened to traffic by […]
Narrating his ordeal, Salauddin, who works in a pharmaceutical company in Dhaka and is a resident of Galachipa Upazila in Patuakhali, said that he left early in the morning to go home for various works including buying cattle. He thought that there would be no traffic jam in the early morning. In fact, he reached […]
Padma Bridge was first approved in August 2007 at an estimated cost of Taka 101.62 billion and the project deadline was 2015. By June 2011, the project cost had increased to Tk 205.07 billion. The government revised the project cost to 297.93 billion taka in February 2015, and set a deadline of 2018. In June […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid homage and prayed at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj. She paid tribute to Bangabandhu by laying floral wreath at his grave and this morning joined in prayers for the eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu and […]
Station Master of Bhanga Railway Station, Zillur Rahman said that the rail track is being constructed under the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project to bring the southern and south-western part of the country under the railway network. China Railway Group Limited (CREC) is implementing the project jointly financed by China and Bangladesh. The broad gauge […]
Intercity trains stop at one or two stations between Keraniganj, Munshiganj, Shariatpur, Madaripur and Faridpur. Therefore, these trains also have less passengers for short journeys. Railway sources said they lack manpower to run trains. Railway officials were well aware of the manpower requirement and included the issue of recruitment of 1,680 new manpower at various […]
The railway authority said the Sunderban Express has nine stoppages en route from Dhaka to Khulna, including Bhanga in Faridpur, Faridpur City, Rajbari, Pordaha in Kushtia, Chuadanga and Jashore. The Benapole Express will follow the same route, but it will go from Jashore railway station towards Benapole. The project of building railway tracks on both […]
Once the rail link is fully operational, it will halve the travel time between Dhaka and Jashore, Khulna and other districts, thereby boosting the railway connectivity of the country. MD Afzal Hussain said that the rail link will contribute significantly to the country’s economy, as 64 districts of the country will be brought under the […]
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially inaugurated the 82-km Dhaka-Bhanga railway line running over the Padma Bridge. Passenger trains will start operating on this new railway soon. According to sources close to the project, within the framework of the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project, a new railway line of 172 kilometers is being constructed […]