BE Magazine

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COVER STORY
Government of
Bangladesh (GoB)
has undertaken
some long-term
projects, including
three-ring roads to
deviate traffic from
the city center, five
metro rail lines,
two rapid bus
routes, and 1,200
kilometers of new
roadways.
O
stone of the Metro Rail
n 31 October 2013 Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina
laid the foundation
project. Construction
work of the much-awaited Mass Rapid
Transit project was inaugurated by the
PM on June 26, 2016. The project is
progressing fast After the work of all the
packages started.
Work of the first phase (12km track
from Uttara to Agargaon), the second
phase (from Agargaon to Motijheel)
and packages for collecting rolling stock
and installing electrical equipment are
presently ongoing in full swing. The
government plans to inaugurate the
maiden metro rail on the Golden Jubilee
of the Independence of Bangladesh in
December 2021.
The MRT Line-6 stretching 20.1km
from Uttara to Motijheel will run from
Uttara 3rd Phase and pass through
Pallabi, the west side of Rokeya Sarani
and Farmgate, Hotel Sonargaon,
Ruposhi Bangla, TSC of Dhaka
University, Doel Chattar, Topkhana
Road and Bangladesh Bank.
Sixteen stations will be set up in Uttara
North, Central and South, Pallabi,
Mirpur-11, Mirpur-10, Kazipara,
Shewrapara, Agargaon, Bijoy Sarani,
Farmgate, Karwan Bazar, Shahbagh,
Dhaka University, Secretariat and
Motijheel.
The Dhaka Metro Rail project is being
implemented by Dhaka Mass Transit
Company Limited (DMTCL), a stateowned
enterprise founded to implement
the metro rail lines across the Dhaka
city, under the supervision of Dhaka
Transport Coordination Authority.
Fastest Growing City
Dhaka and the municipalities that make
up the Greater Dhaka Area have now
a total population of over 18 million.
Dhaka is the most densely populated
city in the world with a density of
47,400 people per square kilometer.
Dhaka has shown a population growth
of about 4.2% annually, with at least
1,418 people adding to the population
of Dhaka every day, as per government
estimates.
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