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(a) mighty/powerful; (b) invest/spend; (c) overturned/withdrew; (d) foreign/any; (e) having/facing; (f) inaugurated/commenced; (g) connected/linked; (h) huge/great; (i) standards; (j) seen/witnessed
The Padma Bridge is a multi-purpose road-rail bridge over the (a) mighty/powerful Padma river in Bangladesh. It is the longest bridge in Bangladesh. At first the World Bank intended to (b) invest/spend for the construction of the bridge and later (c) overturned/withdrew their decision. But this mega project has been built with domestic funding without (d) foreign/any aid. It is 6-15 km long and 18-10 m wide. There is a four-lane highway on the upper level and a one- lane railway on the lower level. The construction journey was started on 7 December 2014 and completed by May 2022. The dream of Bengalis has come to the reality after (e) having/facing various uncertainties. The bridge was (f) inaugurated/commenced by the Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on June 25 of 2022. Through the opening of the bridge, 19 districts of the south- western region have been directly (g) connected/linked with the eastern part of the in economic country. The importance of the Padma Bridge is (h) huge/great development and in changing the living (i) standards of millions of people. The world has (j) seen/witnessed The historical achievement of the people of Bangladesh through this construction of the Padma Bridge. The Padma Bridge symbolizes Bangladesh's self-esteem.