Dhaka Metro resumes service after more than 30 days

DHAKA: The Dhaka Metro resumed services on Sunday over a month after it was shut for passengers during the unprecedented anti-government protests in Bangladesh.

Two stations — Mirpur 10 and Kazipara — will however remain closed, according to an official notification.

Commuters, especially students and office-goers heaved a sigh of relief as they had to travel through Dhaka’s notorious traffic congestions daily to reach their destinations.

According to the official notification, the services resumed in the morning around 7 AM.

Mirpur-10 and Kazipara stations were vandalised in July during the anti-government protests.

The Dhaka Metro services were shut for passengers in the third week of July.

“We are planning to make the metro rail infrastructure a key point installation with enhanced security for its protection from any kind of vandalism,” Road Transport and Communication Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan said.

Khan said the interim government also plans to declare metro rail operations as an essential service to prevent any disruption in the service.