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Bangladesh marks opening of country’s longest bridge

A crowd gathers to watch the opening of Bangladesh's longest bridge, which took eight years to build amid setbacks involving political conflict and corruption allegations, over Padma River on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, June 25, 2022. The 6.51-kilometer (4.04-mile) bridge cost an estimated $3.6 billion and was paid for with domestic funds after the World Bank and other global lending agencies declined to finance the project following a graft scandal involving a Canadian construction company linked to the bridge. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu) Bangladesh's longest bridge, which took eight years to build amid setbacks involving political conflict and corruption allegations, stands over Padma River on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, June 25, 2022. The 6.51-kilometer (4.04-mile) bridge cost an estimated $3.6 billion and was paid for with domestic funds after the World Bank and other global lending agencies declined to finance the project following a graft scandal involving a Canadian construction company linked to the bridge. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
Bangladesh marks opening of country’s longest bridge