Rail track installation starts on Bangladesh's largest bridge

STORY: Rail track installation starts on Bangladesh's largest bridge DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of rail track laying STORYLINE: Installation of rail track on the lower deck of Bangladesh's Padma Bridge started Saturday. The bridge, the largest in Bangladesh, is a part of the construction work of the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project contracted by a Chinese company. Bangladeshi Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan inaugurated the work at the Zajira end of the bridge on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka. The 172 km Padma Bridge Rail Link Project is scheduled to be completed in 2024. It is one of the most significant projects under construction by the China Railway Group Limited (CREC) and funded by the Export-Import Bank of China. The rail link will pass through the Padma Bridge, which was built by the China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co. Ltd. The bridge is located about 40 km southwest of Dhaka, with a total le