Bangladesh: Over record Tk 3.4cr toll collected from Bangabandhu bridge

DHAKA, 09 July 2022, (TON): The Bangabandhu Bridge has set a new record in the amount of toll collected from vehicles in 24 hours.

According to the sources of Bangabandhu Bridge, a total 43,595 vehicles crossed the bridge from yesterday morning to this morning. Over Tk 3.4 crore has been been collected from both toll plazas during this period, setting a new record.

Ahsan Masud Bappy, an executive engineer of the site office of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority, confirmed the development to our Tangail correspondent.

The toll plaza had collected Tk 3.19 crore from 44,274 vehicles on April 29 before the last Eid-ul Fitr.

Executive engineer Bappy further said “the toll collection on the bridge in the last 24 hours has also broken all previous records.”

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