Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam MP has laid the foundation stone of the Kunderbazar bridge over the Ichamati river in Munshiganj. The foundation stone laying ceremony took place this afternoon at the Kunderbazar area on the Munshiganj (Chonbari)-Kunderbazar-Sreenagar road.
In place of the old and risky bailey bridge at the sixth kilometre of the Munshiganj (Hasara)-Kunderbazar-Sreenagar (Chonbari) district highway over the Ichamati river, the modern and sustainable Kunderbazar bridge is being constructed at a cost of 68 crore 38 lakh 50 thousand Taka. The steel composite structure bridge, with a total length of 151.90 metres and a width of 10.30 metres, will make commuting safer and easier for the people of the area.
Advocate Abdus Salam Azad, Member of Parliament for Munshiganj-2, Kamruzzaman Ratan, Member of Parliament for Munshiganj-3, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Member of Parliament for Munshiganj-1, and Momtaz Alo, Member of Parliament for reserved women's seat-328, were present at the event. Besides, various senior government officials and local leaders were also present.
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