Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina waves a flag at the inaugural ceremony of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Line)-6 of Bangladesh's first-ever metro in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec. 28, 2022. (PID/Xinhua)
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had earlier said metro rail is a unique milestone in Bangladesh's city mass transport system.
DHAKA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the country is to construct six more metro rail lines in the capital Dhaka by 2030.
Bangladesh's first-ever metro began commercial operations after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Line)-6 of the metro rail from the capital Dhaka's Uttara to Agargaon area on Wednesday.
Photo taken with a cellphone on Dec. 28, 2022 shows a platform of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Line)-6 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua/Liu Chuntao)
In a message, Hasina had earlier said metro rail is a unique milestone in Bangladesh's city mass transport system.
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, a Bangladeshi state-owned enterprise, is behind the 20.1-km metro, with work being carried out by Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Indian and Bangladeshi companies.
Photo taken with a cellphone on Dec. 28, 2022 shows a platform of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Line)-6 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua/Liu Chuntao)
Quader revealed the plan of constructing another six metro rail lines in the capital Dhaka at a press conference held a day after the inaugural ceremony, adding that a feasibility study is also conducted on the metro rail lines in Chattogram city, some 242 km southeast of Dhaka.■
