Bangladesh's first metro opens in capital

STORY: Bangladesh's first metro opens in capital DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony 2. various of the metro line STORYLINE: Bangladesh's first metro began commercial operations Wednesday, setting a milestone in the country's transportation history. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Mass Rapid Transit Line-6 of the metro rail from the capital Dhaka's Uttara to Agargaon area. Bangladeshi state-owned Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited is behind the 20.1-km metro, with work being carried out by Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Indian and Bangladeshi companies. The metro will eventually cover large parts of the city. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka. (XHTV)

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation organized a cooking show and horse carriage rally at Agargaon in the capital. Viewers are looking at pictures in the exhibition on September 27, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation organized a cooking show and horse carriage rally at Agargaon in the capital. Viewers are looking at pictures in the exhibition on September 27, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation organized a cooking show and horse carriage rally at Agargaon in the capital. Viewers are looking at pictures in the exhibition on September 27, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation organized a cooking show and horse carriage rally at Agargaon in the capital. Viewers are looking at pictures in the exhibition on September 27, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation organized a cooking show and horse carriage rally at Agargaon in the capital. Viewers are looking at pictures in the exhibition on September 27, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation organized a cooking show and horse carriage rally at Agargaon in the capital. Viewers are looking at pictures in the exhibition on September 27, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation organized a cooking show and horse carriage rally at Agargaon in the capital. Viewers are looking at pictures in the exhibition on September 27, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation organized a cooking show and horse carriage rally at Agargaon in the capital. Viewers are looking at pictures in the exhibition on September 27, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

World Tourism Day - Dhaka

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation organized a cooking show and horse carriage rally at Agargaon in the capital. Viewers are looking at pictures in the exhibition on September 27, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM