In the Bhimpur-Shailbari area of Taraganj upazila of Rangpur, a bridge that connects villages has been promised to residents for 30 years. According to locals, the bamboo bridge collapsed in 2016 due to severe floods. Thousands of people from 12 villages were using this bridge every day. The people of the 12 villages around the bridge are small farmers and farm laborers, so it is not possible to build bamboo bridges again and again. This time it was not possible to build a bamboo bridge due to lack of funds, they said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 26, 2021 15:31 UTC