File Photo of the under construction metro rail project in Dhaka Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneThe rail project might be completed within December 2022The construction work of Bangladesh’s first ever metro rail is progressing in full swing maintaining health guidelines amid Covid-19 pandemic with completion of its overall 49.15% construction, an official said. He said at present, 10.86 km viaduct out of 11.73 km metro rail between Uttara and Agargaon has become visible. Rail tracks are being set up from Diabari to Mirpur section where electric lines are also being installed, it said. While visiting the metro rail project site, labourers are seen working persistently. The metro rail project is being constructed at the cost of Tk 21,985 crores, of which, Japan’s aid agency JICA will provide Tk16,500 crores.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 04, 2020 08:26 UTC