Tag: metro rail
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Metro rail service closed on Eid, new schedule from June 19
The authorities have announced that metro rail services will be suspended on June 17 on account of Eid-ul-Azha and a new operating schedule will come into effect from June 19 as per the new office timings. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director MAN Siddiqui made the announcement while talking to the media at…
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Metro rail service disrupted: Amid commuters' troubles, officials mum on updates
Pratham Alo contacted DMTCL Public Relations Officer Nazmul Islam Bhuiya on duty on Monday today when the news of disruption in metro rail service surfaced. But he could not give any information about the delay. He said that he will inform as soon as he gets any update. However, he was not available for more…
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Metro rail operations suddenly stopped today
Metro rail operations suddenly came to a halt on Saturday evening, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at various stations. The service was suspended around 7:30 pm. The officials asked the passengers to travel by alternate means and announced ticket refunds. ***more to follow***
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Obaidul Quader expressed concern over imposition of 15% VAT on Metrorail ticket fare.
Mentioning that he would talk to the Prime Minister on the issue of VAT on Metrorail tickets, Obaidul Quader today said, “Metrorail is a special service of public transport. People are benefiting from this. I don't know who suddenly gave such news before any decision was taken at the highest level of the government. At…
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15 percent VAT on metro rail tickets, possibility of fare increase
In this regard, the VAT Division of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued an office order on Thursday expressing its inability to waive tax on the country's first metro rail. At present, the Metro Rail has the privilege of tax exemption till the end of the current financial year. The operating authority, Dhaka Mass…
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NBR wants to impose 15% VAT on Metrorail tickets from July: Latest update
Later, Metrorail officials wrote a letter to NBR Chairman Abu Hena Mohammad Rahmatul Munim, presenting their arguments against imposing VAT on Metrorail tickets. Regarding this, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Secretary and Director Abdur Rauf told Prothom Alo that there is a law to levy 15 percent VAT on air-conditioned train tickets. But all…
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DMTCL extended metro rail operation timings for Eid-ul-Fitr. Extra trips and extended hours
The metro rail will run from Wednesday (16th Ramadan) after 9:00 pm and will continue till the day before Eid al-Fitr. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) managing director MN Siddiqui disclosed this at the Eskaton office on Tuesday afternoon. He said that the last metro train will leave from Uttara station at 9:00 pm…
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Metro rail operations extended after 9 pm from Wednesday. Shopping expected to increase during Ramzan
Although the number of passengers is less during Ramzan, Metro Rail officials are hopeful that the number of passengers will increase as people will be out for shopping during the second part of Ramzan. As a result, the authorities have decided to operate the metro rail after 9:00 pm from Wednesday, March 27 (16th Ramzan).…
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Challenges and Solutions for Metro Rail Services in Dhaka: A Critical Analysis
And that is why people accepted all the troubles, inconveniences and delays that came during the construction of Metro Rail. When metro rail services stop, the heartbeats of Dhaka residents stop. They get upset when there are disruptions in service. As BBC Bengali journalist Akbar Hossain commented on social media, it is becoming increasingly difficult…
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Metro rail will run every 8 minutes during peak hours from Saturday
Metro rail will run every 8 minutes during peak hours from Saturday
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Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader announces plan to reduce Metrorail waiting times
Quader, general secretary of the governing Bangladesh Awami League, said increasing the number of metro coaches depends on technical issues. He said nowhere in the world is there a metrorail with more than five coaches, but in Bangladesh the metrorail is already running with six coaches. But, the transport minister said, due to increasing demand,…
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Metrorail: Considering public demand, train coaches should be increased
Many people have chosen Metrorail because it is a faster means of communication. Be it morning, afternoon or night, Metrorail runs at full capacity. Long queues are being seen in front of the ticket counters. Almost all the coaches can be seen filled with passengers. Some people think that the compartments reserved for women are…
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Metro Rail: It takes 45 years to recover construction costs
According to DMTCL sources, if the metro rail runs at full capacity, a total of 500,000 passengers will travel in it every day and the monthly income will be between Tk 7.20-7.30 billion. If fares remain unchanged, it will take at least 45 years to recover the construction cost of the metro rail from ticket…
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Congested metro rail service in Dhaka: Commuters facing increasing pressure
The Uttara to Agargaon section of the Metro Rail was inaugurated on 28 December 2022. The Agargaon to Motijheel section was inaugurated on 4 November. Night services on Motijheel route started from January 20. After this the pressure of passengers skyrocketed. MD Hadiuzzaman, a transportation expert and professor in the department of civil engineering at…
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Unsolved train arson: Police transfer cases to special agencies
The police is still in the dark as to who set fire to two trains in Tejgaon and Gopibagh of the capital. Almost two months have passed since the incident of setting fire in Mohanganj Express in Tejgaon and more than a month since the incident in Gopibagh. However, no progress has been made in…