Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina invites West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to visit the newly-constructed Padma Bridge. Which of the following can describe Padma Bridge?

Option 1 : Rail-Road Bridge

The correct answer is Rail-Road Bridge.

• Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, inviting her to come and see the newly-constructed Padma Bridge.
• The Padma Bridge is a two-level road-rail bridge across the Padma River, the main distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh.
• It connects Shariatpur and Madaripur, linking the southwest of the country to the northern and eastern regions. The bridge was inaugurated on 25 June 2022.
•  It is the longest bridge in Bangladesh,  Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, announced the construction of a bridge over the river Padma.

• On July 20, Indian Army chief Manoj Pande paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence here and held talks with top military commanders on his maiden visit.
• The Indian Army chief is on a three-day visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed.