Sunamganj, May 16 -- Construction of a 'Friendship Bridge' over the Jadukata River in Sunamganj remains incomplete even after seven years, leaving residents on both banks of the river increasingly frustrated.

Launched on 4 December 2018 under the Construction of Important Bridges on Rural Roads project by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), the 750-metre bridge was originally scheduled for completion within 30 months.

But, the project has undergone four deadline extensions over the past seven years, with significant portions still unfinished.

Despite several girders being installed across the river, the bridge lacks full connectivity-depriving hundreds of thousands of residents in Tahirpur, Bishwambarpur, Dharmapasha an...