Obaidul Quader

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Second Padma Bridge construction master plan formulation project included: Bridges Minister

He said in response to a question marked with a star presented on the table of government party member Khaleda Khanam in Parliament on Wednesday, the plan to construct the second Padma bridge has been included in the master plan formulation project of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority.

The minister said that a feasibility study was conducted in 2005 to construct the second Padma Bridge at Paturia-Daulatdia under the Bridges Department. In response to another question of Jatiya Party member Syed Abu Hossain, the Minister of Road Transport and Bridges said that after the inauguration of the Padma Bridge, the dream of the people of Bangladesh by the Prime Minister on June 25 last year, Tk 758 crore 8 lakh 750 have been collected as tolls from June 26 of last year to June 7 of this year.

Meanwhile, after the opening ceremony of Bangladesh Road Safety Project (BRSP) at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center on Wednesday afternoon, Obaidul Quader said that Bangladesh has not interfered in the internal affairs of any country regarding the foreign pressure on the release of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. I do not think it is reasonable to interfere in the internal affairs of Bangladesh of other countries. The issue of Begum Khaleda Zia is our internal matter.

Awami League general secretary said that they have practiced politics more than they have worried about Begum Zia's illness. When Begum Khaleda Zia's trial was going on, Hetuk wanted to delay the trial by being absent unnecessarily. Couldn't do any legal fight and movement that could create pressure.

Obaidul Quader said about US democracy, what happened there in the name of democracy on January 6? 6 lives lost. Donald Trump has not yet accepted defeat in the election.

Urging BNP to participate in the elections, Obaidul Quader said that you have to come to the elections to prove how popular you are.

He said, Awami League has kept Begum Zia in jail, removed the supervisor - both allegations of BNP are false.

Obaidul Quader said, Mirza Fakhrul himself failed. First of all, BNP leadership needs to resign from top to bottom. They could not make any visible movement. There is no practice of democracy within BNP, how will democracy be brought to the country.