Introduction: Padma Bridge is a long standing aspiration of the people of Bangladesh. The Padma Bridge was the only demand of people from all walks of life in the country. Because this will improve the quality of communication system in Bangladesh. Which will play a special role in our economy. And this is why the Bangladesh government has taken up the Padma Bridge project. At present, the work of Padma bridge is nearing completion, ignoring many obstacles. And so far everything has been successful. However, the Padma is the second largest river in the world. Building a bridge across the Padma from this side is by no means an easy task. Rather it is a challenging issue. 1 lakh 40 thousand cubic meters of water flows in the river Padma every second. But the steps taken by the Bangladesh government have forced it to succeed. But you will be surprised to hear that a poor country like ours has taken the responsibility of financing this Padma bridge. The Bangladesh government will not accept the help of any foreign organization for the construction of this Padma bridge. Which has started a new chapter in the history of Bangladesh. And it will be 6.15 km long which will occupy the place as the largest bridge inside Bangladesh. It will also improve the communication system of the north-eastern region with the south-western region of Bangladesh.
Construction of the Padma Bridge began on August 28, 2007. The former caretaker government decided to build the Padma Bridge. Account 10161 crore was earmarked for the Padma Bridge and it was passed in Parliament but later the Awami League government in power actually changed the plan of the Padma Bridge and connected the railway with the Padma Bridge, which increased the cost of construction of the Padma Bridge and revised the budget 507 crore was fixed. And later it was further increased to Rs 28,793 crore. But later some officials associated with the Padma Bridge were accused of corruption and a case was filed against them in court. And eventually the allegations of corruption were proven false. But as a result, the World Bank and various donor agencies backed out of financial assistance and the Bangladesh government later decided that the Padma Bridge would be built with full domestic funding. Which was a difficult and commendable move. However, the construction of the Padma Bridge was supposed to start in 2011 and the construction of the bridge will be completed in 2013 and all its works and the time to open the road to the public in 2015. But due to various obstacles, the construction work of Padma bridge could not start at the right time. Then a new construction work is underway. And construction began on December 7, 2014. And all the construction work will be done in 2021 and this time the Padma bridge will be open for use.
Padma Bridge will be constructed as a multi-purpose road and railway bridge. And there will be a four-lane road on the level above the Padma bridge. And at the lower level will be the railway bridge. And the length of the Padma Bridge will be 6.15 km and the width 18.10 m. A total of 40 spans will sit on the Padma bridge. The length of each of them will be 150 meters. And the main raw materials for the construction of the Padma Bridge are concrete and steel. It was built by China Major Bridge Engineering Construction Company Limited.
The Padma Bridge is basically a matter of pride for the Bengali nation and it will play a huge role in the socio-economic development of our country. In a developing country like Bangladesh, implementing a big project like Padma Bridge with its own funds is really achallenging issue. It has made the name of the Bengali nation brighter in the world. And it has proved to the world that the Bengali nation is no longer backward. And Bangladesh has the capacity to implement various projects like Padma Bridge with its own funds. This is the correct answer to the withdrawal of the World Bank and other financial partners in a false corruption case.
The Padma Bridge connects the southwestern and northeastern parts of Bangladesh. Which has opened the door to new possibilities for Jamaat across the country. And experts hope that will have a huge impact on our economy. And they think that the construction of the Padma Bridge will further increase the economic growth of Bangladesh and the prosperity of the North-East. As a result, a large number of industrial establishments were established in the south-western region of the country, but no industrial establishments were established in the north-eastern region. The reason for this is the communication system. The communication system has remained very miserable only because of the river Padma.
The World Bank has promised to provide loans to various countries of the world for the construction of Padma Bridge. And the World Bank has pledged a total of কোটি 120 million in loans to Bangladesh. In addition, it is committed to provide loans to various organizations. Of this, Japan pledged 14 140 million in loans. And ADB has promised to lend 61 61 million. That money will be spent for the construction of Padma bridge. But the unfortunate loan project was hampered by the evidence of corruption of some officials involved in the Padma Bridge project. The World Bank directly informed Bangladesh that they have allegations of massive corruption in the construction of the Padma Bridge and they claim that all these allegations of corruption are completely true and proven. As a result, the World Bank refused to provide a loan for the construction of the Padma Bridge due to allegations of corruption. As a result, seeing the World Bank move away, other lenders moved away from providing loans for the construction of the Padma Bridge. And the World Bank covers certain conditions for lending. The conditions that were mentioned were that all the officers were accused of this corruption. Dismiss them from their jobs and form a special inquiry committee. Through which the government will be able to gather accurate evidence about their corruption. And a World Bank council will be formed to review the results of the investi
Various conspiracies have been made about Padma Bridge at different times. Because many anti-government and traitors come to disrupt the construction of Padma bridge. For this reason, rumors have been spread that initially corruption cases and later the construction of the Padma Bridge would take people's heads. And in recent times, rumors have been rife that the construction of the Padma Bridge would take people's heads, and this has led to a variety of unpleasant incidents in different parts of the country. And various people have been harassed on suspicion of beheading and trafficking as well as various people have been beaten and killed on suspicion. Many people have been handed over to the police after the medium. And all these rumors are really shameful for Bangladesh and the Bengali nation.
On the one hand, the Padma Bridge will bring prosperity to other countries. In the same way, it is a matter of pride for our country. Because building bridges over large and turbulent rivers like the Padma is a truly challenging issue. And that is almost impossible for a developing country like ours. But the firm conviction of the Bangladesh government is making it possible to implement it. Which is truly admirable. Improving the communication system of a country is very important to make it digital. And the Padma Bridge has improved the communication system of our country. For this reason, the Padma Bridge is considered as one of the components of digital Bangladesh.
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