Metro service won’t resume tomorrow

Dhaka Metro Rail’s planned resumption on August 17 has been postponed due to incomplete technical tests. The delay is attributed to an ongoing work abstention by DMTCL employees demanding pay hikes. Metro operations have been suspended since July 18 due to violence and vandalism at two stations. Officials cannot provide a new restart date, as it will take at least five days of preparation once the strike ends. The interim government had previously directed resumption within seven days. the daily star