Bangabandhu tunnel to partially open in Nov: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (November 11, 2022) said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, being constructed under the Karnaphuli River, will be opened partially this month.

“I think the opening of 100 bridges simultaneously across the country did not happen before in South Asia. The Padma Bridge is an outcome of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s bold decision,” he said while exchanging views with journalists at his Secretariat office in Dhaka.

The AL general secretary said Bangladesh is not facing a crisis that many other countries have been facing right now.

“We are in a better position than many others, and better means we are in a comfortable position. If the cost of living goes up, the general public will suffer. As a government, we are not denying that. We are realising it. We are trying our best,” he said.