The Padma Bridge, inaugurated June 25, 2022, was financed entirely by Bangladesh after the World Bank withdrew funding in 2012 following corruption allegations — a charge the government disputed and ultimately challenged by proceeding without any multilateral support. At roughly $3.9 billion USD, it became the most expensive infrastructure project in Bangladeshi history, funded through domestic revenue rather than foreign loans. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the decision to self-finance a deliberate point of national policy.
The commemorative issue was released the same month as the inauguration.
The Padma Bridge, inaugurated June 25, 2022, was financed entirely by Bangladesh after the World Bank withdrew funding in 2012 following corruption allegations — a charge the government disputed and ultimately challenged by proceeding without any multilateral support. At roughly $3.9 billion USD, it became the most expensive infrastructure project in Bangladeshi history, funded through domestic revenue rather than foreign loans. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the decision to self-finance a deliberate point of national policy.
The commemorative issue was released the same month as the inauguration.