Metro rail ride: Twelve-year-old Imam Hasan Eyaad was over the moon after taking his first-ever ride on the metro rail this morning. "It's very exciting. (I) can't believe that the journey was so smooth and fast," Eyaad exclaimed after reaching Agargaon station at 10:15am. "It was my first metro trip," he added.
A day after its inauguration, the country's first metro rail is now open for general passengers. The train carrying passengers left Uttara North station for Agargaon at 8:00am, Since morning, hundreds of passengers gathered at Agargaon station with enthusiasm to take the service on the first day.