Bangabandhu conferred ‘FOSWAL Literature Award’ for his trilogy
— March 26, 2023RN Desk: The Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) on Sunday conferred “Special Literary Award” to Bangladesh’s Father of…
Desk Report: China has opened the world’s longest cross-sea bridge.
The bridge spans 42.4km (26.3 miles) to connect the eastern coastal city of Qingdao to the suburb of Huangdao, in Jiaozhou Bay.
State-run CCTV says the 110-foot (35-meter)-wide bridge is the longest of its kind and cost more than 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion).
CCTV says the bridge passed construction appraisals Monday and the bridge and an undersea tunnel opened to traffic Thursday.
The bridge supported by more than 5,000 pillars was built in four years.
The bridge would easily cross the English Channel, which is 32km wide at its narrowest point.