She also provided an explanation of why she chose not to name the Padma Bridge after herself. Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader wanted to name the Padma Bridge 'Sheikh Hasina Bridge', but she refused because she felt she was targeted by 'many false accusations and propaganda' during the construction of the bridge. So I took the Padma Bridge as a challenge.”Padma Bridge financer World Bank had backtracked on its funds in the project after the allegations of corruption and conspiracy surfaced. They used to say I had stolen money from Padma Bridge project." The verdict stated there was no corruption in the Padma Bridge project and all accusations were false and fabricated," the prime minister said.

Source: bd News24 February 24, 2019 11:37 UTC