DHAKA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s first-ever metro will begin commercial operations on Dec. 28, easing gridlock in capital city Dhaka, an official said Thursday.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Line)-6 of the metro rail from the capital’s Uttara to Agargaon area at a function on Dec. 28,” Bangladeshi Road Transport and Highways Division Secretary ABM Amin