Dhaka Tribune previously learned that about Tk 2.33crore will be required each day to run the metro rail, which is achievable if 483,000 people use it for travel every day. Meanwhile, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director MAN Siddique said the trial run of metro rail will start on April 23. An estimated 60,000 passengers will travel per hour on the route from 6am to 10pm, amounting to 960,000 people using the metro rail every day. The estimated project cost of the metro rail is Tk21,985.07 crore. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the construction work of the metro rail on June 26, 2016.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 17, 2021 16:07 UTC