Lampposts at the Mawa point have been lit on the much-anticipated Padma Bridge scheduled for inauguration on 25 June.
A total of 207 lamps were lit simultaneously at the lamppost on the Mawa side. This was the first light to shine on all the lampposts on the Mawa point at around 5.30 pm on Monday.
Earlier on 4 June, the lampposts were lit for the first time in the 12th span of the bridge in the mid-river around 5.40pm.
The work of installing the first lamppost at the Mawa end viaduct started on 25 November 2021.
A total of 415 lampposts have been set up on the 6.15 km bridge, of which 328 have been set up at the main bridge, 46 at the Zazira end viaduct and 41 at the viaduct at Mawa end.