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Much-awaited Padma Bridge of Bangladesh to be inaugurated on June 25

It will cut down travel time to Dhaka by 5 hours from town Kuakata on India border

Dhaka: (by Mir Afroz Zaman-UNI) Come June 25, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Padma Bridge, built with the financial support of the whole country of Bangladesh.
The much-awaited bridge, to be inaugurated by PM Hasina at 11 am on Saturday, will connect 21 districts of South Bengal and North Bengal. It will reduce the road distance between Dhaka and Barisal to just three hours.
Besides, it will take only five minutes to cross the Padma bridge.
The journey from Kolkata to Dhaka-Jessore will become easier. Now, the journey from Benapole to Petropol will take 45 minutes from Jessore. Sealdah is two hours from Bangaon. As such, one can reach Dhaka from Kolkata in less than six hours. At present, the bus takes at least 12 hours.
The fate of people of 21 districts of South Bengal will be changed through the Padma Bridge. Barisal and Khulna districts will move forward on the path of becoming economically self-sufficient, besides enrolling on the development highway. That is why, now the tide of joy is flowing all over the southern region.
Recently journalists from India came to Bangladesh. They visited the tourism sectors in Bangladesh. They were surprised to see the Padma bridge. “Is this Bangladesh? Has the country developed so much in 12 years?,” they asked.
Since the announcement of the date of inauguration of the Padma Bridge, a wave of joy has been flowing in the entire northern and southern regions of the country, including the Dhaka-Munshiganj-Barisal-Khulna area.
Rafiqul Islam, resident of Kuakata who came to see the Padma Bridge, said, “It was once our dream to travel by road from Kuakata to Dhaka.
As there are bridges on all the rivers except Padma, now I can travel from Dhaka to Kuakata in 8 to 8 and a half hours. And now if the Padma bridge is opened, this time will be reduced by at least 3 more hours’.
Rahim Mia, a rent-a-car driver from Barisal who came to Mawa, said, “The distance from Barisal to Dhaka via Banglabazar is only 170 km. It takes 2 hours to reach Banglabazar. The Buriganga Bridge can be reached in 40 minutes from Shimulia. It only takes 3-4 hours to cross the Padma by ferry.
“Once the bridge is opened, you can cross the Padma Bridge in just 5 minutes. It used to take 7-8 hours to go to Dhaka, now we can reach the capital in just three hours,” he added.
Imrul Kaysar, resident of Shariatpur, said, “I will come home when the bridge is opened. I will go to Dhaka in the morning and return in the afternoon. I can’t describe how happy I am”. 

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