<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The Padma Multipurpose Bridge authority has taken over the project from contractor China Major Bridge Engineering Company Ltd.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Padma Bridge Project Director Shafiqul Islam received the handover letter from the contractor on Wednesday, Padma Bridge Executive Engineer (Main Bridge) Dewan Abdul Quader confirmed the matter to the media.</div><div><br></div><div>He said: “The contractors completed their work and handed over the bridge to us. However, there will be minor maintenance works. For the next one year, the contractors will be on a defect liability period."</div><div><br></div><div>PM Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Padma Bridge, a symbol of Bangladesh's economic development, on Saturday morning. The much-anticipated megastructure will be opened to traffic the next morning on Sunday.</div><div><br></div><div>In accordance with the notification, 13 types of vehicles will be able to move on the bridge.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>However, local transportations like three wheelers and CNG-run autorickshaws will not be able to operate. People will not be able to travel on foot as well.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/TR</div>