Bridges Division

The division is focused on managing a massive infrastructure pipeline while balancing new project feasibility with the financial sustainability and modernization of existing assets.

Bridges Division established 31 March 2008 via government notification, carved from the former Communications Ministry. Secretary Mohammad Abdur Rouf (promoted 27 February 2025) also serves as Executive Director of Bangladesh Bridge Authority ex officio -- a structural feature that makes the secretary simultaneously divisional head and BBA chief executive. The BBA was established in 1985 as Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority, renamed BBA on 19 December 2007, and operates under the Bangladesh Bridge Authority Act 2016. annual_budget_bdt is omitted: publicly available FY2025-26 budget documents do not disaggregate the Bridges Division allocation separately from the broader MORT envelope in sources accessible at verification date; the parent ministry file records Tk 32,329.57 crore for Road Transport and Highways Division only. Padma Bridge ETC: RFID-based electronic toll collection operational at both Mawa and Jazira plazas via Pubali Bank, Jamuna Bank, Dutch-Bangla Bank, Nagad, and bKash. Karnaphuli Tunnel: project cost Tk 10,374 crore (~US$930 million); built by CCCC; opened 28 October 2023; operated under Karnaphuli Tunnel Authority post-rename. Jamuna Rail Bridge (Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge): 4.8 km, dual-gauge, double-track; inaugurated 18 March 2025; JICA-funded; can carry trains at 120 km/h (broad gauge) and 100 km/h (metre gauge). Verification: 2+ primary sources cross-checked for all key claims.