Metro rail service will be suspended only on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) announced yesterday.

However, the service will operate as usual on other days. DMTCL made the announcement through a post on its official Facebook page at 5:30pm.

Eid is likely to be celebrated on either March 31 or April 1, depending on the sighting of the moon.