Unseen Comprehension - 04 Alim ( The jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge or Bangabandhu Bridge )

 The Jamuna Multi -Purpose Bridge

 (The Bangabandhu Bridge)

যমুনা বহুমুখী সেতু ( বঙ্গবন্ধু সেতু )

The Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge  (The Bangabandhu Bridge ) over the  mighty river Jamuna in Bangladesh in a triumph of modern engineering and technological skills . 4.8 kilometres long and 18.5 metres wide , this bridge which connects the districtss of Tangail and Sirajganj is the longest ever in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest in the whole world . The main bridge was constructed by the  Hyundai Construction Co. of  South Korea.  About 15,000 people worked for four years to build this gigantic bridge. The bridge is connected with a 15.3  km. approach road on the east and another of  14.4 km . on the west. It has 50 pillars and 49 spans . Each of its 121 piles has an average depth of 83 metres to guarantee its strength and durability . The total cost of this huge structure was more than seven hundred million US dollars  which came jointly from the Bangladesh Government , the World Bank , the asian Development Bank and Japan . Apart from railway and motorway communication, this Multi-Purpose bridge will also facilitate gas , electricity  and telecommunication lines between the two parts of the country.