বৃহস্পতিবার, ০১ অক্টোবর ২০২৬, ০৮:৪৪ অপরাহ্ন
DHAKA, Oct 1, 2026 (BSS) – The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today approved eight procurement proposals worth TK 58,477.74 crore for the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) to advance construction of MRT Line-1 and MRT Line-5 North.
The approvals cover civil and building works, construction of metro rail lines and stations, track works, electrical facilities, signalling, telecommunications and other operational systems for the two metro rail projects.
Of the eight packages, six relate to MRT Line-1, also known as the Airport Line, while the remaining two are for MRT Line-5 North.
Under MRT Line-1, the committee approved a contract worth TK 4285.07 crore for civil and building works at the depot under Contract Package CP-02. The work will be carried out by the SINOHYDRO-SEBCL joint venture.
It also approved a TK 18,037.26 crore contract for construction of the main line and stations from north of Rampura to Natun Bazar under CP-04. The contract was awarded to the TOKYU-MIL (MAX Infrastructure Ltd.) joint venture.
The contract for construction of 5.182 kilometres of the main line from north of Nadda to Airport Station under CP-06 was approved at TK 11,590.58 crore. The NISHIMATSU-TPL-TODA joint venture will implement the package.
Another contract worth TK 2,534.09 crore was approved for CP-07, covering construction of 5.007 kilometres of the main line from the transition section to the beginning of the Balu River section. The CREC-MIL-MBEC joint venture will carry out the work.
The committee also approved a TK 11,065.58 crore contract for track works and electrical facilities under CP-09, to be implemented by the L&T-Sumitomo Consortium.
Under CP-10, Larsen and Toubro Limited received approval for a TK 6,446.65 crore contract covering signalling, telecommunications, platform screen doors and enterprise resource management systems.
For MRT Line-5 North, the committee approved a TK 1,847.52 crore contract for civil and building works at the depot under CP-02. The CPC-HANIL joint venture, comprising Concord Pragatee Consortium Ltd. and Hanil Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., will implement the package.
The other contract for the northern route, worth TK 2,670.99 crore, was approved under CP-03. It covers construction of the main line and five stations along the elevated sections from Hemayetpur Station to Amin Bazar Transition and from Natun Bazar Transition to Vatara Station.
The CREC-MIL-MBEC joint venture, comprising China Railway Group Limited, Max Infrastructure Limited and China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co. Ltd., will implement the package.
The eight approved contracts involve companies and joint ventures from Japan, China, India and South Korea, reflecting the participation of international engineering firms in the development of Dhaka’s metro rail network.
MRT Line-1 is planned as Bangladesh’s first underground metro rail line, connecting key areas of the capital, including the airport. MRT Line-5 North is intended to provide an important east-west transport corridor through elevated and underground sections.
The projects are being implemented by DMTCL under the Road Transport and Highways Division, with Japanese development cooperation playing a significant role in their financing.
The approvals are expected to facilitate the implementation of major civil engineering and systems works for the two routes, supporting the development of Dhaka’s mass transit network and efforts to improve urban mobility.
