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A historical account of Mughal bridges in Bangladesh (PDF). Sobhan, M.A. Concrete highway arch bridges in Bangladesh: Historical development (PDF). Tappin, R.G.R.; Jones, V.; Khan, I.A. Hardinge bridge to Padma bridge – 100 years of major river crossings in Bangladesh (PDF). Japan-Bangladesh Joint Seminar on Advances in Bridge Engineering (PDF).
Road and Rail Padma multipurpose bridge is considered the most challenging construction project in the history of Bangladesh. [7] It is the longest bridge in Bangladesh, and the longest over Ganges River in terms of both span and the total length. Padma Rail Link: Dhaka, Mawa, Bhanga, Jessore
The Buriganga (Bengali: বুড়িগঙ্গা, Buŗigônga, lit. ' Old Ganges ' ) is a river in Bangladesh which flows past the southwest outskirts of the capital city, Dhaka . It ranks among the most polluted rivers in the country.
Even though there was already a bund by the Buriganga river bank from the Mughal period, it was Buckland who took the initiative to build a metaled road over it. That is how the road by the riverbank came to be known as the Buckland Bund which is almost one mile long, from Farashganj (French Town) to Babu Bazaar. [1] [2] Northbrok Hall, Dhaka 09
A lake flows through the heart of the project with a 16 km road surrounding it. During the dry season, the Hatirjheel Lake can hold approximately 3.06 billion litres of water, and during the rainy season about 4.81 billion litres of water, making it the largest body of water inside the capital of Bangladesh.
In 1985, the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority was established by a presidential ordinance to construct the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge (now Bangabandhu Bridge). [3] On 19 December 2007, the organization underwent a name change and became known as the Bangladesh Bridge Authority.
The town of Keraniganj stands on the southwest side of Dhaka City on the bank of the Buriganga river. Keraniganj Upazila with an area of 166.87 km 2, is bounded by Savar Upazila and Mohammadpur, Hazaribagh, Kamrangir Char, Lalbagh, Kotwali and Sutrapur Thanas to the northeast, Shyampur Thana and Narayanganj and Sadar Upazilas to the east, Serajdikhan Upazila to the south, and by Nawabganj and ...
The bridge is located 4.80 km away from Khulna Town. It is called the gateway of Khulna because the bridge connects the Southern districts of Bangladesh with the Port of Mongla, the second largest sea port of Bangladesh. The length of the bridge is 1.6 km and its width is 16.48 meters. [2]