PM opens 2nd Meghna, Gumti bridges to traffic

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the much-awaited 930-metre Second Meghna Bridge and the 1,410-metre Second Gumti Bridge on Dhaka-Chattogram highway, aiming to reduce the plight of travellers on this vital national highway. The premier opened the two bridges through a video conference from her official residence Ganabhaban. On March 16, Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Shitalakkhya Bridge ( Second Kanchpur Bridge) on the Shitalakkhya River, another bridge of the same project.