Dhaka Metro Rail

• Which company is developing Dhaka Metro Rail project? (কোন কোম্পানি ঢাকা মেট্রো রেল প্রকল্প বাস্তবায়ন করছে?)
• How many lines does the project consist? (এই প্রকল্পে কতটি লাইন রয়েছে?)
• What is the estimated cost of the project? (এই প্রকল্পের আনুমানিক ব্যয় কত?)
• Who will be the main beneficiary of this Metro Rail? (এই মেট্রো রেলের মূল সুবিধাভোগী হবে কারা?)
• How many passengers can be commuted by the Metro Rail per hour? (মেট্রো রেলের মাধ্যমে ঘন্টায় কতজন যাত্রী পরিবহন করা যাবে?)

Dhaka Metro Rail project is a wise and far-sighted initiative of the present government of Bangladesh. It is being developed by the Dhaka Mass Transit Company. This long cherished Metro rail is the second largest project of the current government of Bangladesh. A total of five lines, MRT Lines 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, have been proposed for the project. MRT Line-6 is the first line to be approved under the project. It is from Uttara to Motijheel. The total length will be 20 km. Its estimated cost is $2.82bn. It is expected that the metro rail will commute 60,000 passengers per hour. It will have stations on 16 points of the city. As a result, people will be able to move easily from one place to another. It will also reduce the existing traffic jams to a great extent. Moreover, the traffic condition will also be improved as people will then less rely on private cars. The metro rail is eco-friendly as well because it will run by electricity. Hopefully, it will not take more than 40 minutes to travel the entire route. Metro rail will have many positive impacts on our social and economic life as well. So, the city dwellers are waiting excitedly for the inauguration of this dream project.