Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- At long last--putting an end to all nasty rumours, discouragements and despair, blithely ignoring the naysayers and defying all the odds and obstacles, the much-coveted Padma Bridge has come into view. As the last span has been installed connecting both sides of the mighty Padma, the long body (6.15-kilometre) of the double-layer steel truss bridge stands visible to the naked eye like a metallic python gliding over the strong currents of the river. The largest ever bridge on the River Padma now exists in Bangladesh. All eyes are now on this brilliant feat of engineering. The dogs barked, but the caravan moved on and reached the destination in the Month of Victory (December 2020). Neither the annoying detractors nor the u...