Metro rail service halted after youth climbs on train roof

Metro rail operations have been temporarily suspended this evening after a youth climbed on the roof of a metro train at Secretariat Station.

The incident occurred at around 8:05pm, Ahsan Ullah Sharifi, deputy director (Public Relations), MRT Line-6, told The Daily Star.

He confirmed that the operations will not resume today.

Authorities expressed regret over the temporary inconvenience caused to passengers.