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Bangladesh gets its bridge of dreams across mighty Padma

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    World Affairs
  • Published
    28th Jun, 2022

Context

In a bid to give an unprecedented boost to transportation, Bangladesh launched the historic 6.15-km-long Padma Bridge.

About the Bridge

  • The multipurpose road-rail bridge, also known as Amader Swapner Padda Setu, meaning the bridge of our dreams across Padma, will boost trade and communication with the neighbouring country India. 
  • Padma Bridge will connect Louhajong and Munshiganj to Shariatpur and Madaripur (linking the southwest of the country to the northern and eastern regions). 
  • The bridge, built over the Padma river, has been fully funded by the Bangladesh government. 

Padma River

  • The Padma is one of the major rivers of Bangladesh.
  • It is the main distributary of the Ganges which originates in the Gangotri glacier of the Himalayan.
    • The part of the Ganga in Bangladesh is known as the Padma which enters Bangladesh from India (Murshidabad district) at Shibganj Upazila (Manakosha and Durlavpur unions) of Chapai Nawabganj district.
  • It forms in India at the junction of the Ganges and Jamuna Rivers, then merges with the Meghna River and ultimately empties into the Bay of Bengal.

 Significance

  • Increased GDP: The Bangladesh government estimates GDP to increase by 1.23 per cent. 
    • Apart from this, the southwestern region is also expected to see a GDP growth of 2.3 per cent. 
  • Better connectivity: The bridge, which symbolises the strength of Bangladesh's national determination, will provide road and rail links between the country's relatively less-developed southwest and the more developed east.

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