The Dhaka metro rail will resume operation from Saturday (Aug 17), except at the two stations that were vandalised during quota reform movement last month. The advisory council of the interim government took the decision on Sunday (Aug 11).
The metro rail will start running from Saturday (Aug 17). The rail, however, will not stop at the damaged stations Kazipara and Mirpur-10 till repair is completed, meeting sources said.
On Jul 19, the Mirpur-10 and Kazipara metro stations were vandalised and everything – from vending machines to ticket counters were badly damaged.
The first metro rail was formally inaugurated on Dec 28, 2022.
The metro trains carry about 2.70 lakh passengers on an average every day on Uttara-Motijheel route.
