Bangladesh is now one of the countries that boasts of a metro rail service.
People have been queueing since early morning to get a ride on the metro rail. However, many had to return after failing to secure tickets.
Metro Rail passengers can buy multipurpose pass cards till 10pm today, MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, said today.
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.
The maiden journey of metro rail was completed when the train carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 200 others reached Agargaon from Uttara North.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today highlighted the four milestones in the country’s development that the inauguration of metro rail has brought about.
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.
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.
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.
A portion of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-6 project, commonly known as the metro rail, is all set to be inaugurated in less than an hour. .It is expected to partially ease transportation for over 20 million people in the city facing unbridled traffic congestion..But how did the
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.
The country is waiting for the inauguration of the first Metro rail service in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh enters a new era in communication today with the launch of its first metro rail, promising fast, reliable, and safe commute in a traffic-choked Dhaka.
