March 25, 2022

The construction of the 8th China-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge over the Kocha River in Pirojpur is nearing completion. The 998-metre bridge on the Barishal-Khulna Regional Highway, which has cost Tk 8.98 billion so far, is scheduled to open in June. Photo: Akib Javed

The construction of the 8th China-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge over the Kocha River in Pirojpur is nearing completion. The 998-metre bridge on the Barishal-Khulna Regional Highway, which has cost Tk 8.98 billion so far, is scheduled to open in June. Photo: Akib Javed

Genocide Watch President Gregory Stanton attends the ‘Bangladesh Genocide 1971’ seminar at the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka on Friday, Mar 25, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Minister of Foreign Affairs AK Abdul Momen attends the ‘Bangladesh Genocide 1971’ seminar at the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka on Friday, Mar 25, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Australian genocide researcher Helen Jarvis attends the ‘Bangladesh Genocide 1971’ seminar at the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka on Friday, Mar 25, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Guests attend the ‘Bangladesh Genocide 1971’ seminar at the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka on Friday, Mar 25, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Minister of Liberation War Affairs AKM Mozammel Haque attends the ‘Bangladesh Genocide 1971’ seminar at the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka on Friday, Mar 25, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove