Dhaka, March 27 -- Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk has visited the Padma Bridge, the self-financed mega structure billed as the jewel in the Awami League administration's crown.

The monarch embarked on his visit to the bridge, a gateway to southwest Bangladesh, with his motorcade at 9:10am on Wednesday through the Mawa end in Munishganj, said Rajab Ali, the executive engineer of the bridge.

During his visit, King Wangchuk took a moment to walk along the middle of the bridge before continuing his journey to the Zajira end in Shariatpur with his convoy.

The king and his entourage later returned to the Mawa end of the bridge, covering the 6.15 km distance in just 5 minutes.

The self-financed Padma Bridge, inaugurated by Prim...