MAN Siddique, the managing director of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited or DMTCL, has said that the metro rail will soon start operating on Fridays. Siddique confirmed on Monday afternoon. “Our honourable advisor has directed us to work on the operations of the metro rail service on Fridays. We are working
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Metro rail operations may resume from August 25: Secretary
Dhaka metro rail operations are expected to resume from August 25, Road Transport and Highways Department senior secretary Ehsanul Haq said on Tuesday (August 20, 2024). Ehsanul Haq visited the National Press Club metro rail station today and instructed the officials concerned to take necessary steps to resume the metro rail
Metro rail to resume operation from Saturday
The metro rail will resume operation from Saturday, except at the two stations that were vandalised during quota reform movement last month. The advisory council of the interim government took the decision today. "The metro rail will start running from Saturday, August 17. The rail, however, will not stop at the damaged
Metro rail’s Karwan Bazar, Shahbagh stations to open Dec 31
Dhaka Metro set to be fully operational in Jan
The authorities are facing various challenges with constructing the around 24.23-km of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, indicating possible delays to make it fully operational within the timeframe, while two stations of the Dhaka Metro Rail are awaiting operation. The much-talked-about metro rail and the elevated expressway have been partially opened in
No threat to Metro Rail, but scanners, archways will be installed: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)'s additional police commissioner (Crimes and Operations) Dr. Kh. Mahid Uddin has said there is no information or threat to attacking the metro rail. However, there will be handle detectors. "We request the authorities concerned to install luggage scanners and archways. We hope that necessary steps will be
Metro rail DU, Bijoy Sarani stations to open Dec 13
The Dhaka University and Bijoy Sarani stations of the metro rail service will open for public from December 13. The duration of the services on the Agargaon-Motijheel section will remain same -- from 7:30am to 11:30am. MAN Siddique, managing director of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), confirmed the matter and
Metro Rail packed with commuters during blockade
Dhaka Metro Rail compartments were seen packed with commuters Sunday morning as arson violence was reported across the capital amid a road, rail and waterways blockade for 48 hours called by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties across the country. Commuters in Dhaka were boarding the train in greater numbers to
Metro Rail : Agargaon- Motijheel part to be opened on Oct 20
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to inaugurate the Agargaon-Motijheel part of Dhaka Metro Rail on October 20, 2023, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told. On that day, the PM will inaugurate the Farmgate, Secretariat and Motijheel stations of metro rail. There are seven stations on the Agargaon to Motijheel
PM to open Agargaon-Motijheel route in October: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Agargaon-Motijheel section of metro rail in the last week of October. "If everything remains okay, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the commercial run of metro rail on Agargaon-Motijheel route in the last week of October