Four BNP leaders have been invited to attend the inaugural function of the metro rail service scheduled to be held at Diabari tomorrow morning.

"Four BNP leaders Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Nazrul Islam Khan and Moyeen Khan have been invited to attend the opening function of the metro rail service," Awami League General Secretary, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said during a press conference at Agargaon station today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the service at 11:00am tomorrow.

The minister also said the fare is not high in comparison to the current global context. There will be no half-fare for students now, he said, adding that those who will buy rapid-pass will get 10 percent discount. Children with height of below three-feet get free travelling scope with parents.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the country's maiden metro rail service in the capital will charge a passenger Tk 5 per kilometre. The minimum fare will be Tk 20.

While inaugurating an exhibition centre at the Uttara metro rail depot, the minister said the metro rail fare from Uttara to Motijheel has been fixed at Tk 100. Meanwhile wounded freedom fighters will be able to ride the metro for free, and there will be special discounts for those with disabilities.

The length of the MRT Line-6 is 22-km from Uttara to Kamalapur, with a total of 17 stations and the construction cost was around Tk 33,472 crore.