2024-03-27 14:33:17
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan visited the Padma Bridge.
On Wednesday (March 27), Padma Bridge Project Executive Engineer Rajab Ali told the media that the King’s convoy of Bhutan entered the Padma Bridge at 9:10 am today through the Mawa end of Munshiganj. After spending some time getting down on the middle bridge, he reached the Jazira end of Shariatpur at 9:30 am.
After that, the convoy returned to Mawa after crossing the 6.15 km long bridge in just 5 minutes on the return journey.
The executive engineer said that the bridge authorities and local administration welcomed them when they reached the service area-2 of King Mawa Bridge of Bhutan. Shafiqul Islam, project director, briefed about the bridge there.
After leaving for Jazeera, Raja stopped the car near pier number 18 in the middle of the bridge and got down. He stayed there for 10 minutes and enjoyed the form of Padma walking in the spring sunshine.
Facebook post by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad A. Arafat
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad A. Arafat was with the King of Bhutan at that time. The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting shared some photos of Raja Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk on Padma Bridge on Facebook.
It should be noted that the King of Bhutan arrived in Dhaka on Monday to attend the Bangladesh Independence Day ceremony. That afternoon he held a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.