The much-awaited Padma bridge will be inaugurated at the end of June, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam has said

However, the inauguration date has not been fixed yet, he said at a press conference held at Secretariat in Dhaka after a regular cabinet meeting.

"The Padma Bridge will be inaugurated last week of June. The prime minister will speak on this issue within the next five to six days," he said.

There was no discussion on the naming of the bridge in the cabinet meeting, Khandker Anwarul Islam said, adding that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked several times not to change the name of Padma Bridge

BDST: 1918 HRS, MAY 19, 2022
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