When Bon Bibi comes to life
The scenography for the project was made by Paris-based multinational architecture, art, and design group Golem. It has been created with the support of Harper Collins India. The installation invites visitors to enter a forest of enormous pages where scenes from the book stand as tall as trees.
Looking back at metro rail history, from London 1836 to Dhaka 2022
Bangladesh is now one of the countries that boasts of a metro rail service.
3,857 passengers took the metro today
A total 3,857 passengers journeyed on the metro today, the first day the country’s metro rail service was opened to public.
3,857 people took metro on the first day
A total of 3,857 passengers journeyed on the metro yesterday, the first day the country’s metro rail service was opened to public.
The ride was fast and smooth
Twelve-year-old Imam Hasan Eyaad was over the moon after taking his first-ever ride on the metro rail yesterday morning.
Metro Rail: People can buy multipurpose pass cards till 10pm today
Metro Rail passengers can buy multipurpose pass cards till 10pm today, MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, said today.
Metro rail: 5 out of 6 vending machines inoperative at Agargaon station on first day
Five out of six vending machines at Agargaon Metro Rail Station have been inoperative since morning, causing delay for passengers in buying passes for their commute..The authorities are now providing passes from four manual booths and from one vending machine on the first day of the metro
Metro Rail: Review meeting to decide today’s operating hours
The authorities will hold a review meeting on the overall situation of the first-day operation of the metro rail, said MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited.
Metro rail now open for public
A day after its inauguration, the country's first metro rail is now open for general passengers.
Metro dream rolls into reality
At precisely 1:38pm came the glorious moment. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina waved the green flag and the country’s first-ever metro began to roll, marking a major leap in the Bangladesh’s transport sector.
‘It’s another feather in the country’s cap’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said through the opening of the metro rail, the Awami League government has put another feather in Bangladesh’s cap.
It was a dream come true
Mariam Afiza, the driver who operated the inaugural journey of the country’s first metro rail, said it was a dream fulfilled that the prime minster and other dignitaries were her passengers on the momentous occasion.
Inauguration of metro rail is a historic moment, says Japan Embassy
The Japanese Embassy in Dhaka has said the opening of metro rail, with Japanese support, marks a historic moment.