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Published : 09 Oct 2024, 09:37 PM
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, or DMTCL, say the Mirpur 10 Metro Rail station, which was damaged during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, is set to reopen shortly.
On Wednesday, DMTCL Managing Director Mohammad Abdur Rouf, told bdnews24.com: “The current government has announced that the Mirpur 10 station will be opened at the earliest. We are working on its implementation. Meanwhile, the Kazipara station has begun operations. Now we have to see if the metro rail running on this line is connected with the station of this line or not. "
He added that the Mirpur 10 station’s work is near its end.
“We will begin preparations for the operation of Mirpur 10 station on Thursday, Oct 10. I will then inform the advisor, and the senior secretary of the ministry [Thursday]. I am hopeful that operations will begin soon after they are informed. The date will be announced later."
The Dhaka Metro Rail suspended operations on Jul 18 due to vandalism and arson attacks amid the quota reform movement for government jobs.
On Jul 19, two metro stations at Kazipara and Mirpur 10 were vandalised and set on fire. The attacks were carried out at Pallabi and the 11th station. The Metro Rail has since been shut down.After more than a month of its closure, the Metro Rail was opened on Aug 25, but the two stations that were damaged during the protests were still closed.
The Kazipara station was opened for the public after the completion of its repair work.On Dec 28, 2022, the Metro Rail section from Uttara North station to Agargaon was inaugurated. After that, all 16 stations of the MRT-6 line from Uttara North to Motijheel were opened for public use.
