Padma Barrage inauguration targeted for February

The government hopes to inaugurate the Padma Barrage project in February 2027, it was disclosed at a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Water Resources on Wednesday (14 October).
The committee will visit the project-related site at Sujanagar in Pabna on 25 October as part of its assessment. The February 2027 date is a target and has not been confirmed.
The committee held its second meeting at the Jatiya Sangshad Bhaban, with its chairman, Mohammad Shafiqul Huq Milan, MP, in the chair. 
Water Resources Minister Mohammad Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee and State Minister for the ministry Farhad Hossain Azad attended, along with committee members AE Sultan Mahmud Babu, Mazharul Islam, Md Faridul Kabir Talukder, Md Ijjat Ullah, Md Oli Ullah and Md Mashiur Rahman Khan, all MPs. The ministry’s secretary, the directors general of its agencies, heads of relevant organisations and board officials were also present, as were officials of the Parliament Secretariat.
The meeting also discussed the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty. No final decision has been made on whether to continue with the existing treaty or renew it, though related work is under way, according to the release.
The committee reviewed progress on several water management and river protection projects. These included erosion-prevention work along the Brahmaputra and Jinjiram rivers in Jamalpur, and riverbank protection along the left bank of the Jamuna, the Old Brahmaputra and the Alai in the district.
It also examined progress on re-excavation, pollution control and the eviction of illegal encroachments along the Barnai River in Rajshahi and Natore.
Officials presented reports on the second revised project to rehabilitate embankments along the River Naf in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar, which is aimed at improving border security along the Bangladesh-Myanmar frontier. The committee further reviewed emergency maintenance and rehabilitation work under the Ganges-Kobadak Irrigation Project.