PM Inaugurates Dhaka-Bhanga Padma Bridge Rail Service

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened the 82-km rail link from Dhaka to Bhanga of the 172-km new rail tracks being constructed from Dhaka to Jashore under the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project. After she inaugurated the much anticipated the Padma Bridge, opening a new horizon for the progress of the country's southern region.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina crossed the mighty river Padma by a special train through the Padma Bridge after she formally opened the 82-km railway track from Dhaka to Bhanga, touching another millstone to boost the country's economy. 

The Premier receives the memento of the rail link. Also The premier unveiled a plaque of the rail link from Dhaka to Bhanga digitally by pressing a switch at a civic rally at Mawa Railway Station in Munshiganj at 12.24pm.

After launching the new train service, the premier along with her younger sister Sheikh Rehana took a ride on a special train from Mawa to attend a grand rally at Dr Kazi Abu Yusuf Stadium here.

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, local MP (Munshiganj-2) Sagufta Yasmin Emily and others distinguished guest were present with The Prime Minister.

Marking the grand rally of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here, the Dr Kazi Abu Yusuf Stadium has turned into a human sea as the people have been waiting with great enthusiasm since morning to welcome their beloved Prime Minister. 

Those who received the opportunity to travel with The Prime Minister on the train journey are freedom fighter Abul Faiz Shah Nawaz; freedom fighter Aminur Rahman Farid; vegetable vendor Helal Uddin; garment worker Rekha Begum; hawker Rahim Sheikh; bus driver Sultan Ahmed, pastor Sathi Chakraborty; farmer Sahida Begum; primary school students Swarnajit Ghosh, Nusrat Jahan, and madrasa student Jannatul Ferdaus.