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

May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023

Metro rail to run 8am-8pm from today

Trains will run every 10 minutes from 8:00am to 11:00pm, every 15 minutes from 11:01am to 3:00pm, every 10 minutes from 3:01pm to 6:00pm, and every 15 minutes from 6:01pm to 8:00pm

May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023

Metro rail to run from 8am to 8pm from May 31; weekly closure Friday

Trains will run every 10 minutes from 8:00am to 11:00pm, every 15 minutes from 11:01am to 3:00pm, every 10 minutes from 3:01pm to 6:00pm, and every 15 minutes from 6:01pm to 8:00pm

April 13, 2023
April 13, 2023

Metro rail: Agargaon-Motijheel section to open by November

The Agargaon-Motijheel section of metro rail will open to traffic by November, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today

March 15, 2023
March 15, 2023

Metro rail: Kazipara, Mirpur-11 stations open to public from today

Metro rail has started picking up and dropping passengers at the Kazipara and Mirpur-11 stations

March 9, 2023
March 9, 2023

Metro rail: Kazipara and Mirpur 11 stations to open March 15

Metro rail authorities will open Kazipara and Mirpur 11 stations on March 15, and Uttara South and Sewrapara stations in the last week of this month.

March 1, 2023
March 1, 2023

Metro rail will now stop at Mirpur-10 station

Metro rail has started picking up and dropping passengers at the Mirpur-10 station from this morning

January 30, 2023
January 30, 2023

Children’s metro rail adventure

Over 700 children got a free ride on metro rail for the first time today following an initiative by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.

January 28, 2023
January 28, 2023

Metro magic and the charms of development

Dhaka greeted the new year with the country’s first metro.

January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023

Metro experience: Next station Pallabi

Even though I come to Diabari metro station in Uttara every morning at 8:30am, I arrived at 8:00am today. So far, the train has been leaving at 8:00am, but from today it has been extended to 8:30am.

January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023

Sky lanterns halt metro rail services, operations resume after 2hrs

The authorities suspended the operations of metro rail for two hours today "on safety ground" as huge number of doused sky lanterns fell on the overhead electricity lines during last night's New Year celebrations.