1st set of metro train leaves Japan; expected to reach Dhaka late April
The first set of metro train. Photo courtesy: Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
The first set of metro train left the Port of Kobe in Japan today and is expected to reach Dhaka late next month. The train left the port at 18:00 Japan Standard Time [3:00pm Bangladesh time], MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) the implementing agency of the project told The Daily Star.
The first set of metro train. This photo is taken from the Facebook page of JICA Bangladesh.
The first phase of Bangladesh's first metro rail project Uttara to Agargaon is now visible as the last viaduct of this part has been installed today. The last viaduct was installed in between pier no. 375 and 376 at around 11:20am. MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, the implementing agency of the project, and other officials were
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Rubbish collectors dump and sort wastes adjacent to a road of Mitford Hospital in Dhaka prompting concerns for hygiene and cleanliness. The photo was taken on Tuesday. Sony Ramany
The air quality in the city of Dhaka has been extremely hazardous for public health for over 10 years as the government could not contain the sources of pollution despite taking various projects and plans.
According to greens and public health experts, the air quality score has remained four to seven times higher than the acceptable limit of 50 for most of the year for many years even after a Tk 802.25 crore clean air and sustainable environment project was implemented for the city.
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Updated: 28 Dec 2020 12:37 AM BdST The constructors needed to change the design after finding soft soil below 22 piers. Later, they decided to raise the amount of piles on the consultant’s advice. The change delayed the construction by around a year.
The coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented crisis that has upended the world in 2020, has slowed Bangladesh s journey on the ‘highway of development’, but not thrown the country off track. );
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The construction of major infrastructures under government’s mega projects, such as the Padma Bridge, Dhaka Metro Rail and Karnaphuli tunnel, lost speed due to lockdown restrictions imposed to the prevent further spread of the virus. Many of the foreign workers and engineers also went back to their home.