The proposed 2025–26 fiscal year allocation for Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the agency implementing and operating metro rail projects in the capital, has been nearly doubled.
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed presented the proposed budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, amounting to Tk7,89,999 crore, in a televised speech on Monday.
The move comes even though allocations for most departments within the communication sector have been reduced.
An analysis of the proposed national budget documents reveals that DMTCL received an allocation of Tk6,605.81 crore in the current 2024–25 fiscal year.
For the upcoming 2025–26 fiscal year, the proposed allocation for this agency is Tk11,469.53 crore, which is Tk4,863.72 crore higher than the previous amount.
DMTCL will receive this allocation under the Roads and Highways Department, which operates under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges.
Metro rail services are currently running regularly between Uttara and Motijheel in the capital.
Construction of the extended portion from Motijheel to Kamalapur is ongoing.
Additionally, five more metro rail lines in Dhaka are under construction at various stages.
Furthermore, for the 2025–26 fiscal year, the allocation for the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has been set at Tk780.85 crore, which is Tk80.85 crore more than the previous amount.
Compared to the previous fiscal year, the allocation for the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has been reduced by Tk37.44 crore in this budget.
