Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that today's Padma Bridge is the golden harvest of Sheikh Hasina's commitment. Her courage and foresight are our greatest assets. Even in a crisis, she went ahead without fear.
He said this at a rally at the Mawa end of the Padma Bridge on Friday (July 5) afternoon.
He said that when the World Bank did not want to finance the Padma Bridge, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced in the National Parliament to build the Padma Bridge with her own money. On September 29, 2017, she was staying in New York, USA when the first span of Padma Bridge was installed. When asked to wait for her to install the first span, she said that day, the work of Padma Bridge will not stop for a minute for me. Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina took visionary steps to prevent the erosion of Padma due to strong currents.
Obaidul Quader said, we wanted to name the Padma bridge after Sheikh Hasina, the demand was also raised in the parliament. Many people from all over Bangladesh demanded. But Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, I will not use my name in any way. The bridge will be named after the river Padma.
Obaidul Quader said in the rally, your name (Sheikh Hasina) has been mixed with Padma Bridge. As long as there is Padma Bridge, Sheikh Hasina's name will be spoken with pride.
The Bridges minister said that Sheikh Hasina went forward fearlessly even in crisis. The head will not bow to the lie, the coward will tremble in fear, the hero will fight. She (Sheikh Hasina) made us more proud, brought the nation out of poverty and removed darkness.