The closing ceremony of the Padma Bridge construction project will be held on Friday (July 3). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the event, said Cabinet Division Secretary (coordination and reforms) Mahmudul Hossain Khan.

The approval was given in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs held at the Secretariat with Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in the chair.

After the meeting, Cabinet Division Secretary (Coordination and Reforms) Mahmudul Hossain Khan briefed the reporters.

While reporters ssked about the budget of the closing ceremony of Padma bridge, the secretary said, the budget is over Tk 5 crore. If it is less than Tk 5 crore, the secretaries of the concerned ministry can approve. It is not possible to say the actual cost until the cost is incurred.

He said 1.27 crore vehicles used the Padma Bridge in the last two years. Revenue collection till June 29 has been Tk 1,661 crore. About 19,000 vehicles were transported every day. The average daily toll collection is Tk 2.30 crore.

He also said that the activities that will be taken on the occasion of the closing ceremony have been decided to do it through direct purchase method through event management. In a short time it will not be possible to do it through open tender. That is why the matter has been raised here to do the work in direct purchase method and the cabinet committee has approved it.