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Coverage dated June 24, 2022

Bangladesh marks opening of country's longest bridge

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By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has celebrated the opening of the country’s longest bridge, which took eight years to build amid setbacks involving political conflict and corruption allegations.

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    Bangladesh marks opening of country's longest bridge (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has celebrated the opening of the country’s longest bridge, which took eight years to build amid setbacks involving political conflict and corruption allegations.

  2. Voice of America

    Bangladesh Unveils Padma River Bridge (opens Voice of America)

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    Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country’s longest bridge, which took eight years to build and was plagued by delays, political conflict, high costs and graft allegations. The opening of the Padma River Bridge caps a key infrastructure goal by Hasina and her government

  3. Al Jazeera

    ‘Symbol of pride’: Bangladesh opens its longest river bridge (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Experts say the 6.15km bridge, built at a cost of nearly $4bn, will connect the northwest of the country to Dhaka.

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