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BSS, COX’S BAZAR
Oct 21: The long-cherished bridge constructed over the Moheshkhali channel in the district was inaugurated today.
The Roads and Highways Department constructed the two lane Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam bridge at a cost of Taka 27.4 crore.
The bridge is 347 meter long and 7.32 meter wide with eight spans and seven pillars.
Construction of the bridge has fulfilled the dream of thousands of islanders of Moheshkhali that was detached from the mainland for a natural channel for hundreds of years.
From now on Moheshkhali people will be able to go anywhere in the country directly by road.
State Minister for Communication Salahuddin Ahmed inaugurated the bridge. Alamgir Muhammad Mahfujullah Farid, MP, and local leaders were present.
Salahuddin said the four-party alliance government fulfilled the dream of the people of Moheshkhali and Cox’s Bazar through constructing the bridge.
The bridge will bring dynamism to trade and the economic activities of Moheshkhali, an island upazila, which is famous for the production of shrimp, salt and battle leaf.