Metro Rail Bangladesh

Metro Rail Bangladesh

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Metro Rail safety audit flags structural defects, fire risks

Audit finds 730 defective bearing pads, cracks in piers, overhead wire sparks, jerk, undermining MRT Line-6 performance

File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Kamalapur metro rail extension to open in April next year

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi during a courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Tuesday (24 February 2026). Photo: Courtesy

Japan, Bangladesh discuss skills development, defence procurement