ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has felicitated her Bangladeshi Counterpart Sheikh Hasina on the inauguration of Padma Bridge.
The Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River in Bangladesh to be inaugurated on June 25, 2022.
When completed it will be the largest bridge in Bangladesh and the first fixed river crossing for road traffic. It will connect Louhajong, Munshiganj to Shariatpur and Madaripur, linking the south-west of the Country, to northern and eastern regions.
“I wish to extend our sincere felicitations to Your Excellency and the people of Bangladesh on the completion of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project,” Shahbaz Sharif said in his message address to Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.
Shahbaz Sharif said that the inauguration of the bridge is an important landmark in the development journey of fraternal Bangladesh.
The prime minister said that the bridge is also a testament to Sheikh Hasina’s strong resolve to carry forward Bangladesh into a phase of inclusive and sustained growth.
The prime minister also conveyed his personal best wishes for her good health and happiness and for the ever-increasing progress and prosperity of the brotherly people of Bangladesh.
