Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday opened the second Dharla Bridge in Kurigram district.
She inaugurated the bridge, named Sheikh Hasina Dharla Bridge, through a videoconference from her official residence Ganobhaban in the Capital on Sunday.
The 950-metre long bridge over the Dharla River connects Fulbari upazila of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila.
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) implemented the bridge project. The construction work on the bridge began in 2014.
Some 1.0 million people of Fulbari, Nageshwari and Bhurungamari upazilas of Kurigram district will largely be benefited due to the construction of the bridge as they now can communicate with the Rangpur divisional city in a short time.
The 9.8-metre wide bridge has 19 spans and 2.919 km of approach roads.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said there have been massive development in the country over the last nine years as Awami League formed governments winning the 2008 and the 2014 elections.
“We’ve proved that a country can be developed and prosperous with the continuation of government and its sincerity,” she said.
The Prime Minister asked all to discharge their duties properly, reports UNB.
