Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-1

Khilkhet to Kuril, Bashundhara traffic halted for over 24hrs for MRT-1 work

The disruption is due to utility relocation work for the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-1

MRT-1 unlikely to be ready before 2030

Five years have passed since the country’s first underground metro rail project was approved, but construction of the key structure has not yet begun.

Work on 2 more lines to start next year

The metro rail authorities are going to start the construction work for two more lines next year.

Construction of MRT-1 to start in January 2023: MAN Siddique

Construction of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-1, which will be the country's first underground metro line, will begin in January next year, MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), said today.