When Bangladesh’s $4 Billion Bridge Scandal Unscrewed Goverment
In 🗺 Bangladesh, a scandal erupted after TikTok videos of people unscrewing nuts and bolts on the newly built Padma Bridge went viral.
The Padma Bridge is a $4 billion project that took seven years to complete, and its opening would be a moment of pride for the Bangladeshi people. However, the videos of people allegedly unscrewing the bolts with their bare hands have called into question the quality of the construction. The TikTok videos were taken down, but the publicity damage was inevitable.
The 👮‍♀️ Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Dhaka said that the person in the videos used tools, not just their hands, to unscrew the bolts. The TikTok 🦹 user was arrested and charged with sabotaging and damaging government undertakings, a crime under the Special Powers Act.
CID officials warned that anyone else caught tampering with the bolts would be arrested. The government denied the accusations of corruption and corner-cutting over quality in the construction of the bridge, but the scandal contributed to the 🗳 ousting of the ruling Awami League party.
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When Bangladesh’s $4 Billion Bridge Scandal Unscrewed Goverment
In 🗺 Bangladesh, a scandal erupted after TikTok videos of people unscrewing nuts and bolts on the newly built Padma Bridge went viral.
The Padma Bridge is a $4 billion project that took seven years to complete, and its opening would be a moment of pride for the Bangladeshi people. However, the videos of people allegedly unscrewing the bolts with their bare hands have called into question the quality of the construction. The TikTok videos were taken down, but the publicity damage was inevitable.
The 👮‍♀️ Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Dhaka said that the person in the videos used tools, not just their hands, to unscrew the bolts. The TikTok 🦹 user was arrested and charged with sabotaging and damaging government undertakings, a crime under the Special Powers Act.
CID officials warned that anyone else caught tampering with the bolts would be arrested. The government denied the accusations of corruption and corner-cutting over quality in the construction of the bridge, but the scandal contributed to the 🗳 ousting of the ruling Awami League party.
Building high-stake safety infrastructure? Tsamouris experts are here in order to ensure that all fasteners are up to standard.
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