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Once plagued by graft claims, lynchings, Bangladesh's Padma Multipurpose Bridge opens to public

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The 6.51 kilometre bridge spanning the Padma River cost an estimated $3.6 billion. The World Bank and other global lending agencies declined to finance the project following a graft scandal involving a Canadian construction company. In 2019, eight people were killed in vigilante lynchings sparked by social media rumours of children being kidnapped and sacrificed as offerings.

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Times of India

PM Hasina opens Bangladesh's longest bridge, calls it symbol of country's pride

The 6.15-km-long road-rail four-lane bridge is built over the Padma river connecting southwestern Bangladesh with the capital and other parts of the country.

2 years ago·India

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WION

Once plagued by graft claims, lynchings, Bangladesh's Padma Multipurpose Bridge opens to public

The inauguration of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge now officially the countrys longest caps a key infrastructure goal by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the nearly eight years since construction began.

2 years ago·Noida, India

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Gulf News

Bangladesh opens bridge plagued by graft claims, lynchings

Country financed the $3.87b project after corruption allegations saw lenders withdraw

2 years ago·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Gulf Today

PM Hasina opens Bangladesh’s longest bridge plagued by graft claims, lynchings

The bridge, which will open to the public on Sunday, will slash the distance between the capital, Dhaka, and Bangladesh’s second largest seaport, Mongla, by 100 kilometres.

2 years ago·United Arab Emirates

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