A group of 20 students from Charfassion, Bhola, have undertaken a long march toward Dhaka’s Setu Bhaban to press for five key demands, including the construction of the Bhola-Barishal bridge. On the eighth day of their journey, they reached the Padma Bridge after walking and swimming across rivers for a total of 255 kilometers. However, bridge authorities have not granted them permission to cross the Padma Bridge on foot. In response, the participants declared their intention to swim across if necessary. Their other demands include residential gas connections in Bhola, establishment of gas-based industries, a public university, and sustainable embankments. One participant, identified as Moinuddin, has been hospitalized due to illness. The marchers plan to stage a sit-in at Setu Bhaban in Dhaka until their demands are addressed, expressing frustration over the government’s unfulfilled promises of visible progress on the bridge project.