Md Shafiqul Islam, project director of Padma Multipurpose Bridge, sat with The Daily Star for an interview.

Almost every village and town in southern Bangladesh is now in a festive mood on the occasion of Padma Bridge inauguration.

Visually impaired couple Farzana and Fahim visited the Padma Bridge with their four-year-old child.

Two elderly people started their journey before dawn, and walked for 6 hours to see Padma Bridge with their own eyes.

The Padma Bridge was considered being named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. But in the end, that did not happen.

As soon as Padma Bridge was opened to the public, immediately after its inauguration, thousands of people from all over the country flocked towards the Padma Bridge.

Late Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury spoke about Padma Bridge during an interview with The Daily Star in 2018.

The most devastating flood in recent history took away everything from them. How are they surviving the recent flood?

The engineers of Padma Bridge had to act against magnanimous challenges to build the Padma Bridge.

Talash was released on June 17 in 53 theaters across the country -- bringing back National Film Award winning director Saikat Nasir. Actor-model AK Azad Ador and Asif Ahsan Khan appear opposite Bubly in this psychological thriller.

What causes earthquakes? Is a catastrophe lurking underground?  Acclaimed geologist and Bangladesh Open University VC Professor Syed Humayun Akhter explains...

Another set of triplets, born 2 days before the grand opening of Padma Bridge, have been named Shwapna, Padma, and Shetu, in honour of Bangladesh's milestone. Watch more at today's episode of Star Newsbytes.

Seven upazilas in Moulvibazar have been flooded with rise of water level in the haors. Shelter and relief for flood victims are not adequate.

Bangaldeshi migrant workers haven’t been able to go to Kuala Lumpur due to allegations of irregularities. After so many years, the possibility of immigration is opening up again, but why is the process being questioned over same allegations?

Padma Bridge is one of biggest megaprojects of Bangladesh. It took immense effort from everyone involved to get this bridge finished on time.

These 23 families were given houses under the Ashrayan Project celebrating 100 Years of Mujib. But within a year, these houses have become flooded and uninhabitable.

Homeless people took refuge on Sylhet-Sunamganj highway. Watch how they are surviving.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal’s statement on June 20 on Cumilla-6 MP AKM Bahauddin’s actions in the Cumilla City Corporation election seemingly contradicted the previous written statement of June 8 -- why? What does it tell us about upcoming elections?

Technology now allows us to predict weather accurately up to three months before it happens. Then why didn’t we become aware of the disaster in time?

Flood-affected people are fighting against rising water levels and lack of food at the same time. Why the mismanagement in aid distribution? How is the preparation for the coming floods?