The authorities have held the first test trip on Dhaka Metro Rail’s Agargaon-Motijheel route, which is expected to open to passengers in October. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader launched the test trip by waving a green flag at the metro rail’s Agargaon station on Friday afternoon, reports bdnews24.com. Photo: Focus BanglaPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the route from Uttara to Agargaon in December 2022. The electric metro service, Bangladesh’s first, was open to the public a day after the inaugural ceremony. Quader said Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the Agargaon-Motijheel section in the last week of October.

Source: bd News24 July 08, 2023 01:19 UTC