He also said progress on the second phase of construction, from Agargaon to Motijheel, is 39.73 percent. “More than 10.26km out of a total 20.1 km of the Dhaka metro rail line is now visible, as the government plans to inaugurate the country’s first-ever metro on the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence in December 2021,” Siddique added. According to the DMTCL’s progress report, 93% of the metro rail’s main deck between Agargaon and Uttara has been completed. The metro rail will take 35 minutes to reach Motijheel from Uttara. The Covid-19 epidemic has not heavily affected the metro rail project, so far.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 02, 2020 17:03 UTC