Staff Correspondent:

The Bangabandhu Bridge authorities collected over Tk3.21 crore in toll from 40,906 vehicles that crossed the bridge in the past 24 hours until 12am on Friday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims.

Ahsanul Kabir Pavel, executive engineer of Bangabandhu Bridge Site Office, confirmed the matter.

As many as 22,645 vehicles crossed the bridge heading towards the northern region, while 18,261 vehicles plied the Dhaka-bound lane on the bridge in the last 24 hours.

The authorities collected over Tk1.58 crore at the bridge’s east toll plaza, and over Tk1.63 crore at the west toll plaza.