Metro rail likely to open last week of December: DMTCL MD

The country's first ever metro rail is expected to be inaugurated in the last week of December by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) MAN Siddique said during a press briefing in Dhaka on Wednesday, that the official journey of the much-anticipated metro rail service will launch in the capital at the end of December this year.

"We have sent a summary to the road transport and bridges ministry seeking prime minister's appointment in the last week of December to finalise the inauguration date," MAN Siddique, managing director of DMTCL said.

According to the director, about 94.57% of the construction work on the metro rail's Uttara-Agargaon portion has been completed.