After a 37-day closure, the metro rail is set to resume operations on Sunday, following its regular schedule.
However, the Kazipara and Mirpur 10 stations, which were damaged during the recent unrest, will remain closed.
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited’s Secretary Mohammad Abdur Rauf confirmed the information.
Additionally, Dr Zakaria, the additional project director (Electrical, Signal, Telecommunication, and Track) of the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-6), said that trial runs were conducted on Thursday and Friday, ensuring that operations could safely resume on Sunday.
The closure occurred on July 18, when angry protesters, during a “complete shutdown” as part of the quota reform movement, set fire to a police box at Mirpur 10 roundabout. The fire’s black smoke affected the metro rail, leading to a suspension of service at 5:30pm that day. The next day, July 19, the metro rail remained closed for the weekend. Later that afternoon, miscreants severely damaged the Kazipara and Mirpur 10 stations, which led to the prolonged closure of the metro rail service.