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)

Several key areas of the capital are now under the metro rail coverage as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates its Agargaon-Motijheel section today.

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 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,

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Agargaon-Motijheel section of metro rail on October 20

RHD and DMTCL must work in coordination, give priority to public interest

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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Twelve-year-old Imam Hasan Eyaad was over the moon after taking his first-ever ride in the metro rail this morning.."It's very exciting. (I) can't believe that the journey was so smooth and fast," Eyaad exclaimed after reaching Agargaon station at 10:15am. "It was my first metro trip," he

Metro Rail passengers can buy multipurpose pass cards till 10pm today, MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, said today.