The much-anticipated Moulana Bhashani Bridge, connecting Gaibandha and Kurigram, was inaugurated Wednesday afternoon by Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan. Arriving from Rangpur via Sundarganj, he unveiled the plaque before leading a motorcade across the bridge and attending a views-exchange meeting. The inauguration drew thousands of jubilant locals, turning the area festive. The bridge spans 1,490 meters in length and 9.6 meters in width, with two lanes and 31 spans. Stretching from Haripur Ghat in Sundarganj to Chilmari in Kurigram, it is being hailed as a milestone project for the people of the Teesta river basin.