Dhaka, May 3 -- Bangladesh Railway has said the recent collision of a cargo ship with the Kalurghat Bridge in Chattogram has caused Tk 5 million worth of damages to the bridge.

The railway authority reported the extent of the damage in a case filed at Government Railway Police's Chattogram Station, bdnews24.com report said.

According to the case filed by Limon Majumder, a senior deputy assistant engineer at the Railway Bridges Division, the empty vessel struck the 9th and 10th spans of the under-renovation bridge around 1pm.

"The under-slang girders, walkways, and railings of spans 9 and 10 of the bridge were damaged. The estimated loss is Tk 5 million."

On Tuesday, the cargo vessel MV Samuda-1 rammed the Kalurghat Bridge in Chattogra...