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Tk 2.25 crore daily income at Padma Bridge, Tk 1,270 crore in 19 months: Prime Minister Hasina in Parliament
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, 8 February 2024: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the average daily income from toll collection at Padma Bridge is Tk 2.18 crore. Since the inauguration of this multi-purpose bridge, the total toll collected in the last 19 months is Tk 1 thousand 270 crore 81 lakh. She gave this information in a written reply to a question of Member of Parliament Nurunnabi Chowdhury in the session of the 12th National Parliament on Wednesday, February 7.
Padma Bridge toll collection in six months is half of the target
Dhaka, January 7: The toll collection on the dream Padma Bridge is set at Tk 1600 crore per annum, but Tk 410 crore has been collected in the first six months, which is half of the target.
Government to collect Tk 1,604 toll from Padma Bridge
Dhaka, June 13: The monthly toll collection target from Padma Bridge has been set at Tk 133.66 crore. As for the year, it will be Tk 1,603.97 crore. Apart from the maintenance of the bridge, the Bangladesh Bridge Authority will repay the loan for the construction cost with this money. The bridge authority will pay Tk 36,000 crore with interest to the government of Bangladesh itself in 35 years, not to any development partner or organization.