Have you ever felt a sense of stillness when riding the metro in Dhaka? No, not the kind that implies silence or rest -- Dhaka doesn’t allow for that -- but a quieter hum, like the city holding its breath? I am sure you did, if you somehow managed to take a ride during a less crowded hour, since it’s hard for anyone to even breathe inside during the rush hour!
Dhaka and Rangpur will square off in the final on Tuesday.
The prospect of having another major metro rail route in Dhaka looks bright as financing for the construction of the southern route of Mass Rapid Transit Line-5 has been confirmed.
For future metro projects, a performance evaluation of the MRT-6 should be conducted.
Metro rail operations on the Agargaon-Motijheel section opened to public today as the first train left Motijheel station at 7:30am
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the Agargaon-Motijheel section of the country's first metro rail
She also inaugurated construction work of MRT Line-5 (northern route)
It takes at least two or three hours for anyone who wants to travel from Uttara to Motijheel by bus, the most common mode of public transport in Dhaka city. It’s not merely a matter of time; individuals,
The government is moving forward with the mega plan to build a 140-kilometer metro rail network in Dhaka and its adjacent areas by 2030 to reduce traffic congestion and pollution, two major problems the city of 2 crore people is facing severely.
It takes 17 minutes to travel from Uttara to Agargaon on the metro and it will take 14 minutes to get from Agargaon to Motijheel initially, meaning the full trip from Uttara to Motijheel will take around 31 minutes.
Commuters will be able to take the train from Uttara to Motijheel starting November 5, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the Agargaon-Motijheel section of the country’s first elevated metro line.
As the train screeches along the rails, one cannot help but marvel at the experience of being a passenger on the Dhaka metro.
Amitabh Reza Chowdhury has carved a space in the entertainment industry as one of the most prominent directors in the country.
Dhaka Metro have been demoted to Tier Two, while Nasir Hossain's Rangpur were promoted to Tier One at the end of the National Cricket League (NCL), one of the two four-day domestic competitions in Bangladesh, yesterday.
