The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges will discuss with the ministry how to quickly reopen the metro rail after assessing the damage caused by the violence surrounding the quota reform movement.
Parliamentary Committee Chairman Rezwan Ahmed Taufiq mentioned this to reporters after inspecting the metro rail Mirpur 10 station, Banani Setu Bhaban, and BRTA Bhaban, which were heavily damaged in the recent violence on Thursday afternoon.
After the visit, Rezwan Ahmed Taufiq said: "The government has taken development projects like the metro rail for the welfare of the people. However, a group attacked the metro rail, Setu Bhaban, and BRTA offices in a planned way to cause misery to citizens. The committee will assess the damage and discuss with the ministry how to reopen the metro rail at the earliest."
He also expressed hope that the common people would be motivated by patriotism to protect the security of government property.
Miscreants took advantage of the movement called by students to demand reforms in the quota system for government jobs and attacked various important state institutions in the capital.
On July 19, they attacked the Kazipara and Mirpur-10 stations of the metro rail. Earlier, when the violence broke out, the metro rail service was halted from the afternoon of July 17.
Meanwhile, it is believed that it will take at least a year to repair the damaged Kazipara and Mirpur-10 stations. This means that even if the decision to stop the metro rail service is reversed, passengers at these two stations will face prolonged inconvenience.