Underground Metro Rail

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.

2 mega projects set to kick off

Physical works of two mega infrastructure projects involving around Tk 70,000 crore will get underway this week, setting off a flurry of activities for the next several years.

From slumber to whirr of machines

Pitalganj, next to the Shitalakkhya and located around 1.5km south of Kanchan Bridge in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila, is like any other village across the country.

Japan-Bangladesh venture to develop MRT-1 depot

A Japan-Bangladesh joint-venture firm will develop the depot area for the country’s first-ever underground metro rail, MRT-1, for which physical work is expected to start next month.

Consultants hired for 1st underground metro rail

The metro rail authorities today (October 23, 2022) hired consultants for the country’s first underground metro rail.

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.

Physical work of Bangladesh’s 1st subway to start within this Sept

Physical work of Bangladesh’s first underground metro rail will start within September this year.

Physical work of country's first underground metro rail likely to begin in March 2022

Physical work of the country's first underground metro rail is expected to begin in March next year, authorities have said.

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.

January 28, 2023
January 28, 2023

2 mega projects set to kick off

Physical works of two mega infrastructure projects involving around Tk 70,000 crore will get underway this week, setting off a flurry of activities for the next several years.

January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023

From slumber to whirr of machines

Pitalganj, next to the Shitalakkhya and located around 1.5km south of Kanchan Bridge in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila, is like any other village across the country.

November 21, 2022
November 21, 2022

Japan-Bangladesh venture to develop MRT-1 depot

A Japan-Bangladesh joint-venture firm will develop the depot area for the country’s first-ever underground metro rail, MRT-1, for which physical work is expected to start next month.

October 23, 2022
October 23, 2022

Consultants hired for 1st underground metro rail

The metro rail authorities today (October 23, 2022) hired consultants for the country’s first underground metro rail.

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.

June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022

Physical work of Bangladesh’s 1st subway to start within this Sept

Physical work of Bangladesh’s first underground metro rail will start within September this year.

June 17, 2021
June 17, 2021

Physical work of country's first underground metro rail likely to begin in March 2022

Physical work of the country's first underground metro rail is expected to begin in March next year, authorities have said.