DHAKA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The main line of Bangladesh's first metro with 16 elevated stations began commercial operations on Saturday, setting another milestone in the South Asian country's transportation history.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the second part of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Line)-6, which is considered the main line of the metro rail, from Dhaka's Agargaon to Motijheel area at a ceremony in the capital.
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.
Bangladesh borrowed funds from the Japan International Cooperation Agency to finance the metro rail project in stages.
Bangladesh stepped into a speedy electric-commuting era after the opening of the first phase of MRT Line-6 of the metro rail from Dhaka's Uttara to Agargaon area in December last year. ■
