Bangabandhu Bridge, commonly called the Jamuna Multi-purpose
Bridge (Bengali: যমুনা
বহুমুখী সেতু Jomuna Bohumukhi
Setu) is a bridge opened in Bangladesh in June 1998. It connects Bhuapur on the
Jamuna River's east bank to Sirajganj on its west bank. It was the 11th longest
bridge in the world when constructed in 1998[2] and currently the 6th longest
bridge in South Asia. It was constructed over the Jamuna River, one of the
three major rivers of Bangladesh, and fifth largest in the world in discharge
volume.
The bridge established a strategic link between the eastern
and western parts of Bangladesh. It generates multifarious benefits for the
people and, especially, promotes inter-regional trade in the country. Apart
from quick movement of goods and passenger traffic by road and rail, it
facilitated transmission of electricity and natural gas, and integration of
telecommunication links. The bridge is on the Asian Highway and the Trans-Asian
Railway which, when fully developed, will provide uninterrupted international
road and railway links from southeast Asia through Central Asia to northwest
Europe
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