POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Nov 7, 2022 : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that due to the construction of the bridge, there will be more socio-economic development in every region. However, with the global economic downturn due to the coronavirus and the Ukraine-Russia war, everyone needs to be aware, frugal and thrifty.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said these things at the opening ceremony of 100 bridges together on Monday morning. The Prime Minister joined the function virtually from Ganabhaban.
Urging every people to increase their savings, the head of government said, ‘Use of oil, gas, water, electricity should be limited so that consumption can be reduced. ‘
Calling for increasing production, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that food production should be increased in every area where there is empty land. They should try to earn their own money. The shock of the global economic recession should not harm Bangladesh too much.
The Prime Minister also said, ‘Our effort is to ensure that the people of Bangladesh are free from the problems of food shortage and various problems that are occurring internationally today. Also, I think every family should try. We have created the trend of development of the people of Bangladesh, may it continue.
General Secretary of Awami League and Minister of Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader presided over the opening ceremony at Ganobhaban end, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr. Ahmad Kaykaus. Secretary of Road Transport and Highways Department ABM Amin Ullah Noori presented the details of the bridges in the event. A documentary on the bridges was screened at the event.
Chittagong Division has the highest number of bridges out of 100 bridges, 45. At least one bridge in Comilla. Apart from this there are 17 bridges in Sylhet, 14 in Barisal, six in Mymensingh, five each in Gopalganj, Rajshahi and Rangpur and two bridges in Dhaka division. In all, the total length of the bridges is five thousand 494.13 meters. 879 crore 61 lakh 57 thousand taka has been spent on these bridges built with government funding.
The largest bridge in terms of length is Raniganj Kushiara Bridge in Sunamganj, Sylhet. The length of this bridge is 702.32 meters. The smallest four bridges are at Khagrachari. The bridges are Tabalchhari Bridge, Taindong Bridge, Agricultural Research Bridge and Hatimarachhra Bridge. The length of each bridge is 16.59 meters.
Analyzing the summary of the list of 100 bridges, it can be seen that the length of one of the two bridges of Dhaka division is 103.43 meters, the length of the other is 85.15 meters. The construction of these two bridges has cost 56 crore 85 lakh 52 thousand taka. The length of the six bridges of Mymensingh is 494.11 meters. 77 crore 86 lakh 41 thousand taka has been spent on it. The total length of 45 bridges of Chittagong division is 1 thousand 907.61 meters. The four shortest bridges are located at Khagrachari in Chittagong. 238 crore 24 lakh 54 thousand taka has been spent on the construction of these bridges. 11 crore 95 thousand taka has been spent on building a bridge in Comilla.
The total length of Sylhet’s 17 bridges is one thousand 587.18 meters. The longest bridge is at Sunamganj in Sylhet. The construction cost of these 17 bridges is 290 crore 70 lakh 73 thousand taka. 32 crore 51 lakh 69 thousand taka has been spent on the construction of five bridges of 218.57 meters length in Gopalganj. The total length of 14 bridges in Barisal is 558.80 meters. 96 crore 63 lakh 60 thousand taka has to be spent on it. The total length of the five bridges of Rajshahi is 176.90 meters. 28 crore 48 lakh 54 thousand taka has been spent in the construction of these bridges. And 47 crore 29 lakh 59 thousand taka has been spent on construction of five bridges of 301.64 meters length in Rangpur.
Among these 100 bridges are border and remote hilly areas. Most of the bridges are named after local areas. These bridges were not built under one project. Most bridges have only one span because of their short length. The number of bridges in one span is 69. Raniganj Kushiara Bridge, the largest, has 15 spans.
