Bangladesh, July 16 -- Thousands of residents of several villages in Kishoreganj's Hossainpur upazila have been risking their lives for more than five decades after independence as they have been crossing a bamboo footbridge over a branch canal of the Brahmaputra River due to the absence of a permanent bridge.

The road connecting South Char Hajipur Majhi Bari in Jinari Union of Hossainpur upazila, Kishoreganj, with Master Bari in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh has yet to benefit from basic infrastructure development.

Local residents have urged the authorities to construct a bridge without delay.

According to locals, the lack of a bridge on the Hossainpur side of the canal causes immense hardship for farmers, students, day labourers, ...