Bangladesh’s longest bridge, the record-breaking Padma Bridge, extends for more than 6km (4 miles) across the turbulent Padma River. A four-lane highway and single-track railway connect 21 ...

AT LEAST 48 people were killed in central Bangladesh yesterday when a ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized after being hit by a cargo ship. Rescuers were working to find survivors but it was ...

The body of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Mukul Hossain, 37, who went missing in the Padma River while attempting to arrest a suspect in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia, has been recovered. ASI Mukul’s ...

Locals have recovered the body of a boy 39 hours after he went missing in Rajbari following a trip to bathe in the Padma River. They recovered the body around 7am on Friday after it surfaced on ...

The banks of the Padma River at Moinot Dhat in Dhaka’s Dohar have been eroding over the last few days as the water level begins to rise with the onset of the monsoon. This has become a yearly ...

The country’s longest bridge over the Padma river is set to be inaugurated on ... the capital city Dhaka and the southern part of Bangladesh. The Padma Bridge has been built at a cost of BDT ...