
Collapse of Padma Bridge Construction Yard Protective Embankment; 30 Houses Submerged
About 110 meters of the protective embankment of the Padma Bridge construction yard along the Padma River in Jajira area of Shariatpur has collapsed again due to strong currents. The erosion occurred on Thursday and Friday mornings in Majhirghat area of Nawdoba Union in the upazila. At least 30 houses have been washed away into the river.