Online top-up system has been launched for Dhaka Metro Rail users to reduce suffering to recharge their Rapid or MRT passes.
Besides, the cardholders can add money to their travel cards anytime and from anywhere.
Sheikh Moinuddin, special assistant to the Chief Adviser on the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, inaugurated the service at Agargaon Metro Rail Station on Tuesday morning.
Speaking at the event, Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) Executive Director Nilima Akhter, whose organisation implemented the system, said the initiative marks a long-awaited milestone. “Today is truly an expected and much-desired day for us.”
She said that the metro rail now has 16 stations, each equipped with two validation machines, with cardholders recharging online from home or anywhere else, then simply tap the card on the machine at the station to confirm the successful top-up.
Additional Secretary of the Road Transport and Highways Division Nikhil Kumar Das Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has brought transformative changes to Bangladesh’s transport sector.
DMTCL Director (Administration) AKM Khairul Alam, Bangladesh Bank Director Md Sharafat Ullah Khan, BRTC Chairman Abdul Latif Mollah, and SSL Commerce Managing Director Saiful Islam also spoke at the ceremony.
