When Bon Bibi comes to life

The scenography for the project was made by Paris-based multinational architecture, art, and design group Golem. It has been created with the support of Harper Collins India. The installation invites visitors to enter a forest of enormous pages where scenes from the book stand as tall as trees.

Looking back at metro rail history, from London 1836 to Dhaka 2022

Bangladesh is now one of the countries that boasts of a metro rail service.

3,857 passengers took the metro today

A total 3,857 passengers journeyed on the metro today, the first day the country’s metro rail service was opened to public.

US congratulates Bangladesh on metro rail opening

The US Embassy in Dhaka today congratulated Bangladesh on the occasion of the inauguration of the country's first-ever metro rail..“We want to give a special shout-out to the six female metro train operators, including Mariam Afiza,” said the mission on its verified Facebook page..Pr

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Inauguration of metro rail in frames

A new era has dawned in Dhaka’s public transport system as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the country's first metro rail service this morning.

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Metro rail trains will have a reserved bogie for women: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said one of the coaches of trains of the newly inaugurated metro rail will be reserved for women.

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It was a dream come true: Mariam Afiza

Mariam Afiza, the driver who operated the inaugural journey of the country’s first metro rail, said it was a dream fulfilled that Prime Minster and other dignitaries were her passengers on the momentous occasion.

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Metro rail opening live updates: First train completes journey, reaches Agargaon from Uttara North

The maiden journey of metro rail was completed when the train carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 200 others reached Agargaon from Uttara North.

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Metro rail in Bangladesh: PM lauds 4 development milestones

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today highlighted the four milestones in the country’s development that the inauguration of metro rail has brought about.

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Construction of MRT-1 to start in January 2023: MAN Siddique

Construction of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-1, which will be the country's first underground metro line, will begin in January next year, MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), said today.

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PM opens country's first metro rail

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has formally inaugurated the country's first metro rail this morning. She opened the service by unveiling a plaque at the playground of Uttara sector-15 at 11:04am.

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PM reaches metro rail inauguration venue

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached the playground of Uttara sector-15, from where she will inaugurate a new mode of public transport that the country has never seen before -- the electricity-powered metro rail of Dhaka.

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Metro Rail: Construction materials of nearly 12 local firms used

Around a dozen local companies supplied materials such as rods, steel products and cement for the construction of the country’s first metro rail, signifying that products made in the country are achieving international standards.  

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