Dhaka metro rail

Metro Rail Line-6: Revision proposes cost cut by Tk 755cr

The country’s first metro rail project is set to see a cost reduction of around Tk 755 crore as the Planning Ministry prepares to place the third revision of the Metro Rail Line-6 proposal before the ECNEC tomorrow for approval.

Online recharge for metro rail cards now available

New digital top-up service aims to ease commuter queues and streamline metro and bus travel

DMTCL cancels all leaves of metro rail staff amid security concerns

All types of leave suspended for staff at metro rail offices, depots, and stations

Flaws in design could cause metro rail bearing pad failure: DMTCL

An independent safety audit will be launched to access the flaws

The absence of clear compensation rules unacceptable

The corresponding Metro Rail Rules, 2016, fail to specify how such compensation should be determined.

Metro rail services return to normal

The service on the Agargaon–Shahbagh route resumed as usual in the morning

Metro rail service halted between Agargaon and Shahbagh

Technical glitch disrupts MRT Line-6 operations near Farmgate

Metro mishap exposes legal void in victim compensation

The death of a pedestrian and injuries to two others -- caused by a bearing pad that fell from a metro rail pillar on Sunday -- have exposed a critical gap in the legal framework regarding compensation for victims of metro rail-related accidents.

Reaction / What price are we paying for ‘progress’?

Abul Kalam Azad did not die in an accident -- he was killed

October 29, 2025
October 29, 2025

Metro rail service halted between Agargaon and Shahbagh

Technical glitch disrupts MRT Line-6 operations near Farmgate

October 29, 2025
October 29, 2025

Metro mishap exposes legal void in victim compensation

The death of a pedestrian and injuries to two others -- caused by a bearing pad that fell from a metro rail pillar on Sunday -- have exposed a critical gap in the legal framework regarding compensation for victims of metro rail-related accidents.

October 28, 2025
October 28, 2025

What price are we paying for ‘progress’?

Abul Kalam Azad did not die in an accident -- he was killed

October 27, 2025
October 27, 2025

Metro tragedy exposes fatal supervision failure

The government must conduct a full independent safety review

October 27, 2025
October 27, 2025

‘Tell him to bring Coke and chocolate’

In Shariatpur, a young mother mourns as two children wait for the father who will never return

October 27, 2025
October 27, 2025

Metro probe body revised, brought under CA’s special assistant amid criticism

Road ministry adds new member, raising the total number of members to six

October 27, 2025
October 27, 2025

Metro rail services fully resume with reopening of Shahbagh–Agargaon section

Many commuters were left stranded with no available transport options as Shahbagh–Agargaon services remain halted for nearly a day

October 27, 2025
October 27, 2025

Metro’s 2nd pad fall rings alarm

Kills one, sparks service halt, Dhaka-wide traffic chaos; experts raise safety concerns

October 26, 2025
October 26, 2025

Motijheel-Shahbagh metro rail service resumes

Shahbagh-Agargaon section is unlikely today, DMTCL official says

October 26, 2025
October 26, 2025

‘What will this Tk 5 lakh do? This can never be compensation for a human life’

Brother of Abul Kalam Azad says; victim's wife calls death 'a murder'