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A span is installed on pillars of the Padma Bridge at a construction site in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, May 30, 2020. The construction of Bangladesh's largest Padma Bridge is still underway despite the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, with the 30th span installed on Saturday. Apart from connecting nearly 30 million people in Bangladesh's southwest region to the rest of the country, the 6.15-km Padma bridge will enhance regional trade and collaboration along the Asian highway No. 1 and the Trans-Asian railway network. (Str/Xinhua)