Padma Bridge: Tk 82 lakh toll collected in first 8-hrs
26 June 2022, 08:25 pm | Updated: 01 December 2024, 08:49 am
The Padma Bridge authority collected Tk 82 lakh 19 thousand 50 toll in first eight hours of opening of the Padma Bridge for traffic movement.
The toll was collected from 6.00am to 2.00pm, said Abul Hossain, engineer of Bangladesh Bridge Authority.
He said 15,200 vehicles crossed the bridge from Mawa and Jazira points in the eight hours. The Padma Bridge was opened for vehicular movement from 6am today.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the plaque of the 6.15 kilometre Padma Bridge at 12 noon yesterday at Mawa end in Munsiganj at a colourful ceremony where thousands of distinguished guests, including foreign diplomats, were present.
