Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge is now visible clearly on the Jamuna River. The first steel structures span sits on pillars 47 and 48 of the dual-gauge railway bridge, six more spans will appear soon. Not only the installation of the span, but other works are also going on at a fast pace. Of the 50 pillars of the bridge, eight spans are fully ready to be connected, with a few more on the way.

If this bridge is opened with a length of 4.8 km, it will be the beginning of a new horizon in railway communication in the northern region of the country indeed. So the people of this region are excited. The residents of both sides of Jamuna are happy too.

Visiting the Bridge project area on the ground, it is found t...