Bridges Division


Bridges Division is a Bangladesh government division under the Ministry of Shipping responsible for construction of all bridges which are longer than 1.5 kilometer in Bangladesh.

History

Bridges Division was established on March 2008 under the Ministry of Communication to oversee the construction of bridges. On 14 October 2013, the Bridges Division signed an agreement with Bangladesh Army for consulting work on Padma Bridge worth 1.3 billion taka. Bangladesh army requested further 17 billion taka to construct security facilities and Padma Cantonment at the bridge site.