Bridges Division () is a

Bangladesh government The government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh () is the central government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh comprising the executive (the president, prime minister and cabinet), the le ...

division under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges responsible for construction of all bridges which are longer than 1.5 kilometer in Bangladesh.

History

Bridges Division was established in March 2008 under the

Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges () is a Government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi government Ministry (collective executive), ministry which is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to ...

to oversee the construction of bridges. On 14 October 2013, the Bridges Division signed an agreement with Bangladesh Army for consulting work on

Padma Bridge The Padma Multipurpose Bridge, commonly known as the Padma Bridge, is a Double-decked bridge, two-level road-rail bridge across the Padma River, the main distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh. It connects Louhajang Upazila of Munshiganj Dist ...

worth 1.3 billion

taka The taka (, , sign: , code: BDT, short form: Tk) is the currency of Bangladesh. In Unicode, it is encoded at . Issuance of banknotes 10 and larger is controlled by Bangladesh Bank, while the 2 and 5 govt. notes are the responsibility of the ...

. Bangladesh army requested further 17 billion taka to construct security facilities and

Padma Cantonment Padma Cantonment (formerly known as Sheikh Russel Cantonment) is a Bangladeshi military cantonment near the Padma Bridge in Munshiganj and Shariatpur Districts of Bangladesh. The cantonment has been established to ensure overall security of the ...

at the bridge site.

References

2008 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Government agencies of Bangladesh Government departments of Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub