DHAKA — Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd. has announced that metro rail will operate till midnight throughout Ramadan, with peak-hour headway reduced to four minutes following the delivery of 40 additional coaches from Japan.
The decision follows record ridership of 4.1 lakh on a single day last week. 'Dhaka has fallen in love with the metro. Our job now is to keep that love affair punctual,' the DMTCL managing director smiled at a press briefing.
Read nextNationwide Temperatures Expected to Drop Slightly Over Next 48 Hours Across BangladeshCommuters welcomed the news. 'I save two hours daily. That is two hours with my daughter,' said banker Nusrat Jahan, a regular on the Uttara–Motijheel run. Feeder bus services from stations will also extend hours, officials added.
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