The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Expressway ( bn, বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান এক্সপ্রেসওয়ে) or Dhaka–Bhanga Expressway is the first national

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. It is operated by the

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. The express will be connected to

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History

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approved the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway construction under Dhaka-Khulna Highway Project on 3 May 2016. The budget for the project was Tk 11,003.90 crore, later revised to Tk 6,892 crore. However, only half of the construction was done with this allocated money. With an additional Tk 4,111.86 crore the construction was completed. RHD and

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were involved in the construction of the expressway. On 19 August 2021, it was proposed that

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should be given the task of toll management of the expressway. The proposal was made by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).

Overview

The six-lane expressway has two service lanes for local passengers, and 19 pedestrian underpasses for crossing. This expressway goes through five rivers via flyovers. The

Padma Bridge The Padma Multipurpose Bridge ( bn, পদ্মা বহুমুখী সেতু, Pôdma Bôhumukhī Setu), commonly known as the Padma Bridge ( bn, পদ্মা সেতু, Pôdma Setu), is a two-level road-rail bridge across the P ...

is opened for public use, and people can use the bridge to enter the expressway.

Junction list

References

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