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Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
With the opening of Shahbag and Caravan Bazar metro rail stations on 31 December, all 16 stations of MRT-6 started functioning. But the metro rail currently runs from 7:30 am on the Aggargaon-Motijheel section. On the Uttara-Agragaon route, it operates from 7:30 am to 8:30 pm. After the new decision, from January 20, the train […]
A huge number of passengers, ranging from 130,000 to 156,000, are using the metro rail service regularly, said MAN Siddiqui, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL). During the last New Year celebrations, metro rail operations were disrupted as fanushes (lanterns) flown to celebrate fell on the rail tracks.
Caravan Bazaar and Shahbag station of Metro Rail will become operational from December 31. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) managing director MAN Siddiqui made the announcement at a press conference at his office in the Eskaton area of the capital on Thursday. With this, all 16 stations of the Motijheel-Diabari Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) […]
Explaining the measures, Kh Mahid Uddin said there are CCTV cameras at the stations and the concerned staff have been instructed to properly monitor the footage, keep an eye on the suspects and give notice if necessary. He insisted on security guards carrying wireless sets and urged MRT officials to install baggage scanners and archways […]
However, he said that after the opening of the two stations, there will be no change in the schedule of metro rail operations, while it will run as per the previous schedule.The director said that Shahbag and Kawaran Bazar stations will be opened later as the work of lifts and stairs of the stations has […]
DMTCL said in a Facebook post that both the metro trains will stop at all the metrorail stations that are currently operational. Currently, metro service operates on the Uttara-Motijheel-Uttara route from 7:30 am to 11:30 am (up to 12:00 noon for MRT and Rapid Pass holders) and 7:30 am to 8:00 pm. (8:30 pm). For […]
The Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the Government of Japan, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, as well as all the people and workers associated with the Metro Rail project. The train carrying the Prime Minister reached Motijheel station at around 03:06 pm. Earlier, Awami League General […]
After a night stay at her Tungipara residence, she will leave for Dhaka from Gopalganj on Wednesday afternoon and is scheduled to reach her official Ganabhavan residence in the afternoon. Bangladesh Railways is constructing 172 km long new rail tracks from Dhaka to Jashore under the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project as its 82 km […]
Under the agreement, Mediacom is now named as the exclusive agency responsible for overseeing advertising campaigns within the Metrorail system. This collaboration opens up exciting avenues for various organizations and brands to seamlessly run video ads, dynamic content and fixed sticker ads in the Metrorail environment. Metrorail has emerged as the cornerstone of Dhaka’s communication […]
Quader, general secretary of the ruling party, said, “The Awami League government has proved through development activities that it keeps its word.” “Leave aside talking about toppling the government, the BNP is worried about its existential crisis,” the AL leader said. “The Awami League remains alert to protect lives and properties of people from terrorism […]
Stating that not all trains would go to Motijheel initially, he said that some trains would go to Motijheel and others to Agargaon. There will be numbers of trains, in which it will be told which train will go to Motijheel and which train will go to Agargaon. Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Division said […]
Metrorail service has been suspended from 9:30 am on Wednesday due to a “technical fault”. Several people were seen waiting in queue to buy tickets at Uttara North (Diyabari) station. But the sale of tickets stopped. DMTCL Director (Operations) Nasir Uddin informed Prothom Alo that he suspects that something has fallen on the power line, […]
