<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said a survey is underway for extension of Dhaka Metro Rail from Uttara to Tongi.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>He said this after inaugurating the Bangabandhu Corner at the DMTCL Building in Uttara’s Diabari.</div><div><br></div><div>The minister said the construction work of metro rail’s Motijheel to Kamalapur part will be completed by June next year.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>A decision will be taken after discussion on extending service hours of metro rail on different days including Ijtema and Boi Mela, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>“From today, metro rail started operating from Uttara North to Motijheel from 7:10 am every day except Friday and the last train from Motijheel will leave for Uttara North at 8:40 pm,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The headway during peak hours will be 10 minutes and during off-peak hours it will be 12 minutes, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>“This afternoon, I will travel from Uttara North to Motijheel by metro rail. I also urge you to travel regularly on time-saving and environment-friendly metro rail,” the minister said.</div><div><br></div><div>“Maximum facilities for passengers will be ensured in metro rail. Six lines of the metro rail will be operational by 2030,” said the minister.</div><div><br></div><div>“The greatest Bangalee of all time, the great architect of our independence, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, dreamt of building a Sonar Bangla. His daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government is working relentlessly to materialize that dream,” Quader said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>