A look into how long metro trains run in cities around the world as Dhaka metro rail begins its 13-hour run

First day sees huge response as service extends till 8:40pm

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said a survey is underway to extend the Dhaka Metro Rail from Uttara to Tongi

The MRT-6 is going to be open for 12 hours a day, six days a week from January 20, as revealed by the Dhaka Metro Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) today

The metro rail will run from Uttara to Motijheel till 8:00pm six days a week from Saturday.

On the opening day of possibly the most anticipated station of MRT-6 – Karwan Bazar – one question dominated the minds of commuters and their social feeds: Will they allow raw groceries on the trains?.Karwan Bazar is home to one of the largest kitchen markets in the city, and located near

The metro rail stations at Shahbagh and Karwan Bazar have started operation this morning

The MRT-6 was inaugurated on December 28, 2023. What impact did it make on the city's transportation system? what are the city dwellers thinking?

All 16 stations of the Uttara-Motijheel section of the country's first metro rail service will be in operation from December 31, when the last remaining stations -- Shahbagh and Karwan Bazar -- open to the public

Today marks a significant milestone for Dhaka University (DU) as the new metro rail station near the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) opened to students and other commuters

The Bijoy Sarani and Dhaka University stations on the Agargaon-Motijheel section of the metro rail opened to public this morning

The Dhaka University and Bijoy Sarani stations of the metro rail service will be opened to public tomorrow

If the capital's traffic condition makes you angry, you're normal

The Dhaka University and Bijoy Sarani stations of the metro rail service will open for public on December 13

While the Rapid Pass is meant to eventually serve all forms of transportation services within Dhaka city, right now it can be used to ride the MRT-6 metro rail, and specific BRTC bus services. 

Two of the most frequently asked questions since the Agargaon-Motijheel section of metro rail opened to the public are: why are trains on the new section running only from 7:00am to 12:00 noon, and when will the hours be extended to match those of the Uttara-Agargaon section

For future metro projects, a performance evaluation of the MRT-6 should be conducted.

Passengers with passes will be able to board metro rail trains returning from Motijheel even after the counters close at 11:30am

Uttara-Motijheel metro rail to reduce travel time, traffic and pollution

Metro rail operations on the Agargaon-Motijheel section opened to public today as the first train left Motijheel station at 7:30am