Dhaka metro rail

DU metro station to be closed on four days in Dec-Jan

The metro rail authorities are expected to release an official statement soon outlining the operational changes for the specified dates

Only passengers with MRT, Rapid Passes being allowed into Mirpur 11 station

Some passengers were unable to enter station this morning due to a shortage of single journey tickets

Metro drops national symbols from single-journey tickets

Introduces 20,000 redesigned single-journey tickets

Mirpur-10 metro station reopens; initial repair cost Tk 1.25 crore

The Mirpur-10 metro rail station has resumed operations today, almost three months after it was damaged in July last.

Mirpur-10 metro station reopens

Mirpur-10 metro station resumed operations this morning, almost three months after it was vandalised and consequently shut down in July

Mirpur-10 metro station reopens today

The Mirpur-10 metro rail station is set to resume operations from today, almost three months after it was vandalised and consequently shut down in July.

Kazipara metro station to resume operations tomorrow

Operations of Kazipara Metro Rail Station will resume tomorrow (Friday), DMTCL Managing Director Mohammad Abdur Rouf said today

Metro rail to run on Fridays from Sept 20

Dhaka Metro Rail will start carrying passengers on Fridays from this week as per the demand of the travellers.

Displaced bearing pad disrupted metro rail service: DMTCL official

Both local and Japanese workers and engineers were seen working to lift the pad back onto the pier

February 15, 2024
February 15, 2024

Metro to run every 8 mins during peak hours from Feb 17

Metro rail authorities will operate trains every eight minutes during peak hours and every 10-12 minutes during off-peak hours

February 15, 2024
February 15, 2024

Metro trains running late due to signalling problems

Metro trains are running late due to problems in signalling systems since this morning

February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024

Metro rail: Efforts on to increase train frequency, says Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said steps are underway to increase the frequency of metro rail trains in view of commuters' growing dependence on its service

February 6, 2024
February 6, 2024

More buses cannot guarantee safer, better service

Holistic approach needed to improve public transport system

February 6, 2024
February 6, 2024

A ‘magic carpet’ bringing bookworms to Boi Mela

Just five years ago, if you told someone that they could commute to and from the Boi Mela in just an hour, they would have laughed at you and called you delusional.

February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024

Free up our footpaths!

We need a walkable city, not just grand infrastructures

February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024

Metro rail service resumes after around an hour’s suspension

Passengers suffer due to two interruptions on busy weekday

February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024

Ijtema rush: Metro rail’s Uttara North station entrance being closed every half hour

Metro rail authorities said they are having to close the entrances to the Uttara North station from time to time to cope with the heavy rush of passengers due to it being the last day of Biswa Ijtema

February 4, 2024
February 4, 2024

Metro speeds up Dhaka, footpath slows it down

For commuters like  Prajukta Roy Chowdhury, a final-year student at a private university, metro rail has been a game changer.

January 31, 2024
January 31, 2024

After metro rail, Dhaka’s buses should be the next megaproject

Metro rail is only one part of the puzzle; rationalising bus lines and making bus services passenger-friendly has to be the next step.