Write a paragraph by answering the following questions on 'Padma Multipurpose Bridge'.

Padma Multipurpose Bridge

• Where is Padma Bridge located? (পদ্মাসেতু কোথায় অবস্থিত?)
• What are its length and breath? (এর দৈর্ঘ্য ও প্রস্থ কত?)
• Which regions will be linked by it? (এর দ্বারা কোন্ কোন্ অন্যলের সংযোগ স্থাপন হবে?)
• What is construction cost of the bridge? (সেতুর নির্মাণ খরচ কত?)
• How will the people of the country be benefited from it? (এ থেকে দেশের মানুষ কীভাবে উপকৃত হবে?)

Padma Multipurpose Bridge is the 'Dream Bridge' of the people of Bangladesh. The construction of the bridge started on December 7, 2014. The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the bridge on 25 June 2022. It is located at about 40 km south-west of the capital city Dhaka. It is a double-layer steel truss bridge. It carries a four-lane highway on the upper level and a single track railway on the lower level. It connects Louhajong of Munshiganj to Shariatpur and Madaripur, linking the south-west of the country, to northern and eastern regions. Padma Multipurpose bridge is considered to be the most challenging construction project in the history of Bangladesh. The length of the bridge is 6.15 km and the width is 18.8 m. The bridge has a total of 42 pillars. 41 steel spans have been placed on the pillars. The construction cost of the bridge is tk. 30,193.39 crore. The construction firm of the bridge was China Major Bridge Engineering Company Ltd. The project is funded from the own sources of the government of Bangladesh. The Padma Bridge will play a very important role in the economic development of the country. It is expected that the bridge will boost up GDP of Bangladesh by as much as 1.2 percent.