Once plagued by graft claims, lynchings, Bangladesh's Padma Multipurpose Bridge opens to public
Bangladesh on Saturday opened an important bridge near the capital Dhaka after a long construction plagued by delays, graft allegations, and even deadly lynchings sparked by rumours of human sacrifice. The inauguration of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge now officially the country's longest caps a key infrastructure goal by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the nearly eight years since construction began.