Underground Metro

Underground Metro: Tunnels to run as deep as 22 storeys

The country’s first underground metro rail will be running at a depth of 10 to 30 metres below the ground along most of the 19.87-kilometre route from Dhaka Airport to Kamalapur.

First underground metro: Work finally starts in Dec

Civil works of the country’s first underground metro rail will start in December this year, after a two-year delay.

Underground Metro: First one by 2026

Construction of the country's first underground railway may start in July with funds from Japan. Named MRT Line-1, this track will link the capital's airport and Kamalapur. It will also have an elevated part to connect Purbachal with Notun Bazar. The project deadline is 2026.

February 1, 2023
February 1, 2023

Underground Metro: Tunnels to run as deep as 22 storeys

The country’s first underground metro rail will be running at a depth of 10 to 30 metres below the ground along most of the 19.87-kilometre route from Dhaka Airport to Kamalapur.

October 17, 2022
October 17, 2022

First underground metro: Work finally starts in Dec

Civil works of the country’s first underground metro rail will start in December this year, after a two-year delay.

February 3, 2019
February 3, 2019

Underground Metro: First one by 2026

Construction of the country's first underground railway may start in July with funds from Japan. Named MRT Line-1, this track will link the capital's airport and Kamalapur. It will also have an elevated part to connect Purbachal with Notun Bazar. The project deadline is 2026.