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High bids, weak competition drive Metro Line-1 cost surge by 130%

The DMTCL and the Planning Commission attributed the proposed increase mainly to higher-than-estimated bids received during the tendering process.

Photo: TBS/SAP

Metro-5 budget cut by Tk2,217cr, largely by excluding interest cost

Representational image. Photo: Saad Abdullah

Metro rail to ply 20 minutes more in night from tomorrow

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Govt plans foreign expert review to cut soaring metro project costs

Photo: UNB

Hadi’s janaza draws huge crowd on metro rail

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Taiwan president vows full inquiry into deadly metro attack that killed 3

File Photo of Metro rail. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Metro rail to be suspended for 40 minutes for Victory Day parajumping show

A member of the metro rail technical team works near the Farmgate metro rail station after the death of a pedestrian caused by a falling bearing pad on 26 October 2025. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam/TBS

Past metro probe body prescribed what to do, but failed to detect main culprit: Experts

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Why the state must fairly compensate for the metro rail tragedy

MRT Buddy app provides a seamless way to check card balances and transaction histories using NFC technology. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Community-made apps step up to simplify metro rail travel

File photo of metro rail during its trial run. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Metro rail to resume tomorrow

File photo of metro rail during its trial run. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

No metro rail to run on Fridays, DMTCL clarifies

Sketch: TBS

Meet Kimeya Orin: The voice guiding Dhaka’s bustling Metro