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100 bridges to be inaugurated on Monday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate 100 bridges for traffic Monday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate 100 bridges for traffic Monday (November 7).
The premier will virtually inaugurate the newly-constructed bridges simultaneously from her official Ganabhaban residence.
The government has constructed 100 bridges costing Tk 879.62 crore. Of the bridges, 45 are in Chattogram division, 17 in Sylhet division, 14 in Barisal division, six in Mymensingh, five each in Gopalganj, Rajshahi and Rangpur, two in Dhaka and one in Cumilla.
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said, the Prime Minister will gift the bridges to the countrymen. We are waiting for the auspicious occasion.
Apart from making road connectivity easy by reducing travel time, the bridges will play an important role in strengthening the country's economy, Quader added.