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.
Bangladesh is all set to step into a new era of commuting with a new mode of public transport that has never been seen before -- the electricity-powered metro rail of Dhaka.
Bangladesh’s much-anticipated Metro Rail project will be launched today. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has provided approximately 60% of the Tk 33,472 crore funding and technical assistance for the MRT Line-6.
The Daily Star (TDS): Will the Dhaka Metro Rail bring a significant, qualitative change to the city’s traffic system?
The Daily Star (TDS): The MRT service is expected to save city dwellers from the menace of traffic congestion, improving the overall traffic situation of the city. How do you perceive the project’s impact?
Dhaka City’s horizon’s latest addition is the Metro Rail. Not only the modernization of the city’s infrastructure system, it also gives a clear message - we are proceeding to development as one of the most advanced cities that shows respect to its citizens.
The Daily Star (TDS): What changes will the MRT-6 bring to urban living experience?
When construction of the metro rail from Uttara to Agargaon began in the capital five years ago, the word ‘hardship’ became synonymous with the residents of Mirpur and the surrounding areas.
The long-awaited metro rail project is finally becoming a reality as the country’s first overhead electric train will be launched today, bringing with it excitement and also its share of challenges.
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted everyone who was involved in the implementation of the country's first-ever elevated metro rail as the service is set to be inaugurated tomorrow.
BNP today denounced the fare structure of the Dhaka metro rail, saying it is much higher than that of metro rails in neighbouring countries, including India and Pakistan.
