The country's first ever metro rail is expected to be inaugurated in the last week of December, metro rail authorities said on Wednesday.
"We have sent a summary to the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges seeking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's appointment in the last week of December for inaugurating the metro rail," MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) said.
He was briefing reporters after signing a contract for a package of MRT Line-1, another metro rail line, at a city hotel.
Cabinet division has asked the project authorities to take necessary preparations keeping the timing in consideration, he added.
DMTCL is implementing the project formally known as Mass Rapid Transit MRT Line-6.
MRT Line-6 will be launched partially from Uttara to Agargaon in the first phase.