Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the main bridge
construction work of Padma Multipurpose Bridge today (Saturday) morning
at Jajira point in Shariatpur district.
She will also inaugurate the river training work at Mawa point in Munshiganj.
The government is building the Padma Bridge about 6.15-km, the country's
largest infrastructure, with its own fund of Tk 28,000 crore.
On completion of the project, nearly six crore people of 19 southern
districts will be connected with the rest of the country, including the
capital Dhaka.
The work on the Padma Bridge is broadly divided into five parts -- the
main bridge, river training, two link roads and infrastructure (service
area) construction.
The two-tier Padma Bridge has the provisions for movement of vehicles on
the upper tier of the bridge and operation of train on the lower tier.
The 23-year-old plays scavenger Rey in "The Force Awakens", a central
character in the sci-fi movie. The reality of getting such a coveted
role has not yet sunk in for the actress, whose past credits include a
few television series appearances.
"It's not ever something I pictured so it's a very odd thing, very odd," Ridley told Reuters in an interview.
"When
I first got cast, no one could know, so it's three months of me going
'alright I can deal with this, this is me'," she said. "And then
everyone else knew, and it was like 'OK, there's a few more people to
deal with now'."
"The Force Awakens", the first "Star Wars" film
in 10 years, also stars the saga's old hands Harrison Ford, Carrie
Fisher and Mark Hamill as well as newcomers John Boyega and Oscar winner
Lupita Nyong'o.
"I started auditioning two years ago ... and it
took like seven months and five auditions and then I got cast," Ridley
said. "I think they were just seeing many, many girls because obviously,
if they weren't, then I would never have been seen."
Details
have been kept secret ahead of the film's premiere in Los Angeles on
Monday except for a few outlines about the characters.
