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Thakurgaon bridge approved after three-decade wait
Published : Saturday, 14 November, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Observer Online Report
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Residents of Palpara under Akcha union in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila have erupted in relief and celebration after the government approved a 90-metre bridge over the Tangon River at Palpara Ghat, ending a nearly three-decade wait for safe connectivity.
For 30 years, locals from at least 10 surrounding villages relied on a risky bamboo bridge during the dry season and boats during the monsoon, with farmers, students, and patients enduring severe hardship or taking seven-kilometre detours. Although political leaders had repeatedly promised a bridge since 1996, no work ever materialized. Ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir—who later became an MP, minister, and subsequently President—pledged to build the bridge, a commitment further pushed forward by his younger brother and Thakurgaon-1 MP Mirza Faisal Amin shortly after taking office.
Under the Local Government Engineering Department's (LGED) rural bridge construction project, authorities approved three bridges for the district: the 90-metre bridge at Palpara Ghat on the Akcha Union Parishad-Cheradangi Bazar road, a 75-metre bridge over the Shuk River in Mohammadpur, and a 55-metre bridge over the Senua River in Thakurgaon municipality. LGED Senior Assistant Engineer Md Farhad Hossain Sourav confirmed that tenders for the projects will be floated this month, with construction expected to begin around January following contractor appointments.
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