The announcement of the metro rail project MRT line-6 nearly four years ago was a sign that Bangladesh was steadily seeing the promises of Vision 2020 come to fruition. The most cited reason appears to be last year’s terror attack in Gulshan in which several foreign officials perished, including a few Japanese officials who were attached to the project. While it is understandable that such a tragic incident would have an impact, it still means that the project has stalled more than it should have. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself inaugurated this project four years ago, it is part of the sitting government’s wider vision of a truly connected Bangladesh. No further delays can be excused — the metro rail project needs to be sped up.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2017 19:07 UTC