People’s support made the Padma Bridge possible: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that with the support of the people of the country, we have been able to build the Padma Bridge despite many pressures from inside and outside the country.

The ECNEC meeting was held on Wednesday (June 1) at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar under the chairmanship of Prime Minister and ECNEC Chairperson Sheikh Hasina. After the meeting, Planning Minister MA Mannan briefed the press on the Prime Minister's remarks.

At the press conference, the planning minister said that the Padma bridge has finally been implemented. The Prime Minister has openly discussed various struggles and pressures in the implementation of the bridge at the ECNEC meeting. The Padma Bridge has been implemented because of the support and blessings of the people. The Prime Minister also said that there were many adversities inside and outside the country.

At the ECNEC meeting, the Prime Minister said, "We have done the job." She was overjoyed with it. The Prime Minister has many great achievements. However, the Padma Bridge is one of the greatest of them.

Highlighting the directives of the Prime Minister, the Planning Minister said that every land port needs to be further improved. The Prime Minister asked to set up modern systems. We have to look at the implementation of rural roads. New roads need to be built. However, the Prime Minister said that the existing roads should be repaired first.