Considering passengers’ sufferings, authorities of the metro rail resumed its services on the Motijheel-Shahbagh section at 7:15 pm on Sunday, following a suspension of about seven hours. Earlier in the day, at 3:00 PM, operations had already resumed between Agargaon and Uttara
‘We have resumed partial services of the metro rail on the Motijheel-Shahbagh section from 7:15 pm,’ according to the officials of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL).
The authorities confirmed that services on the Uttara-Agargaon section were restored hours after the accident.
An officer of the metro authorities said experts were working to reinstall the bearing pad of the metro rail at Farmgate.
The government on Sunday formed a five member committee to investigate into the Metrorail incident causing the death of a pedestrian at Farmgate and announced compensation for the victim’s family.
Adviser for road transport and bridges Fouzul Kabir Khan said Bridges Division Secretary Abdur Rouf would lead the committee which was asked to submit its report within two weeks.
He said Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Military Science and Technology Institute (MIST) experts were incorporated in the committee for technical and engineering review of the metro rail system.
According to metro rail authorities the incident took place around 12:15 pm when a bearing pad used to prevent vibration during train movement, came loose and fell on a pedestrian at Farmgate station, killing the pedestrian on the spot.
