Metro rail authorities have gone on high alert after a pedestrian was killed when a bearing pad fell from the elevated rail line in Farmgate -- barely a month after a similar collapse disrupted train services for hours. The accident occurred around 12:30pm on Sunday when the heavy rubber pad dropped from above the Farmgate Metro Station. Sunday’s tragedy follows a similar incident on Sept 18, when a bearing pad fell in Khamarbari, forcing authorities to suspend metro operations between Agargaon and Motijheel for about 11 hours. When reporters asked whether the recommendations of the previous probe committee had been implemented, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director Faruque Ahmed said: “All measures were taken as per the previous committee’s report. The new committee will also review the earlier report.”A five-member probe committee, led by Bridges Department Secretary and former Metro Rail MD Abdur Rouf, has been tasked with submitting its findings within two weeks.

Source: bd News24 October 26, 2025 11:35 UTC