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DMTCL Announces Special Ramadan Timings for Metro Rail
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has announced a new schedule for Metro Rail operations during the upcoming Ramadan, disclosing the details in a press conference on Sunday (March 10).
At the press conference held in the embassy premises jointly organized by CPD and the Embassy of Japan in Dhaka, the managing director of the company, M.A.N. Siddique, stated that there will be no changes in the Metro Rail operations during the first 15 days of Ramadan. However, in the last 15 days of Ramadan, the operation hours will be extended by one hour on both ends.
He mentioned that during this period, the last train from Motijheel will depart at 9:40 PM, and the last train from Uttara will depart at 9:20 PM.
M.A.N. Siddique also informed that from the 16th day of Ramadan onwards, an additional 10 trains will be in operation, increasing the frequency to 194 trips per day. This will accommodate approximately 4 lakh 47 thousand 752 passengers daily.
Furthermore, he mentioned that during Iftar, passengers will be allowed to carry 250 ml water bottles, and it is mandatory to dispose of the bottles in designated bins. The Iftar schedule will be displayed on LED screens inside and outside the trains.
It is currently noted that the last Metro Rail train departs from Uttara at 8:40 PM, and from Motijheel at 8:00 PM.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
