Metro Rail

Kazipara Metro Rail Station reopens today

Service to run on Fridays

Staff Correspondent

Kazipara Metro Rail Station reopens today

Starting from today, Dhaka Metro Rail service will be operational on weekly holidays (Fridays) too. Besides, the damaged Kazipara Metro ...

Metro Rail Stations Vandalizing Cases

47 including Rizvi, Parwar exempted

A Dhaka court has exempted 47 people including BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Miah ...

Metro Rail service resumes

Interim Govt taking steps to declare Metro Rail a key point installation for enhanced security: Adviser Fouzul

After being suspended for 37 days, the metro rail has resumed passenger services starting from Sunday, the first working day ...

Metro Rail operations not resuming today: DMTCL

The metro rail operations will not begin on Saturday as planned because officials were unable to finish the necessary technical ...

PM visits vandalised Mirpur-10 Metro Rail station

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday morning visited the vandalised metro rail station at Mirpur 10.She inspected different parts of ...

Power outage cripples city Metro Rail service for 30 mins

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The Dhaka Metro Rail services resumed after around 30 minutes of disruption from 2:27pm to 2:58pm on Sunday due to ...

Metro Rail services resume after 30 mins

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Metro Rail services resumed from 2:58pm after thirty minutes of disruption due to a problem in the power supply.Dhaka Mass ...

Metro Rail’s Motijheel-Kamalapur Section

Over 40pc construction works completed

Over 40 per cent construction works of the Motijheel to Kamalapur section of the Dhaka Metro Rail project has been ...

New timing for Metro Rail from June 19

As the government has adjusted the office timing in the government offices from 9 am to 5 pm, the Dhaka ...

Uncertainty surrounds VAT exemption for Metro Rail tickets

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No decision has been made yet on extending the VAT exemption for Dhaka Metro Rail tickets, which is set to ...

Disruption in Metro Rail causes sufferings to commuters

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Metro Rail authorities operated trains every 15 minutes on Thursday (May 30) morning which caused immense sufferings to commuters, specially ...

Metro Rail services halted for 2 hrs due to power service problem

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Metro Rail services resumed after around two hours' of disruption due to problem in power service.Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) ...

Metro Rail's reputation will get tarnished if VAT imposed: Quader

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Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader has said that the National Revenue Board (NBR) has imposed 15 per cent ...

Metro Rail to ply on Fridays from July

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Metro Rail will now ply on Fridays from the month of July, according to Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL).As ...

Shuttle bus service launched from Tongi to Diabari Metro Rail Station

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Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has opened the shuttle bus service from Tongi to Diabari Metro Rail Station to facilitate ...

Metro Rail to be extended to Tongi, instead of Ashulia

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The Dhaka Metro Rail, a mass rapid transit system in the capital, will be extended up to Tongi though it ...

Metro Rail to remain closed Thursday and Friday

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Metro Rail will remain closed on Thursday on the occasion of Eid-ul Fitr.Friday, the day after Eid-ul Fitr, is the ...

Metro Rail pillar rammed by minibus; driver, helper flee

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A minibus belonging to 'Safety Paribahan' rammed a Metro Rail pillar losing control while competing with another minibus to pick ...

IPD opposes VAT on Metro Rail fare

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Institute for Planning and Development (IPD), a planning and development research and policy analysis organisation, on Sunday strongly opposed the ...

Govt contemplates connecting Metro Rail with Sadarghat

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Government is contemplating connecting Metro Rail with Sadarghat, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury.He disclosed it while visiting ...

Metro Rail to get costlier

15pc VAT from July 1

Metro Rail passengers will have to bear additional cost as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to impose ...

15pc VAT on Metro Rail tickets from July likely

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The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to withdraw the tax exemption enjoyed by the Metro Rail authority from ...

'Remove internet, satellite TV cables from Metro Rail lines by Friday'

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The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has requested the Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) and Cable Operators ...

Dhaka Metro Rail operations to continue past 9 pm from Wednesday

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In a significant move to enhance late-night transportation options, the Dhaka Metro Rail has announced an extension of its operating ...

Metro Rail to ply one hour more from Wednesday

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Metro Rail will ply one hour more from Wednesday (March 27) or the 16th Ramadan to ensure uninterrupted services to ...

Metro Rail service hrs being extended from Mar 27

In a move to cater to the increasing demand for late-night transportation, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has announced ...

Metro Rail to ply after 9pm from 16 Ramadan

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Metro rail train services will be extended for an hour from 16 Ramadan (Wednesday). The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited ...

Metro Rail's 7,580sft canteen rented at Tk 1,000 a month, HC orders probe

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The High Court has ordered authorities concerned to investigate a report of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) giving its ...

Metro Rail briefly halts in rain

The Dhaka Metro Rail experienced a temporary closure lasting half an hour because of echnical difficulties during rain, causing inconvenience ...

Metro Rail to ply one hour more in last 15 days of Ramadan

Commuters can bring drinking water with themselves

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Metro Rail to ply one hour more in last 15 days of Ramadan

The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has introduced a new schedule for the Metro Rail in the upcoming Holy ...