Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) announced that from February 19, the first day of Ramadan, the capital’s metro rail service will operate under a new schedule aligned with Ramadan office hours. According to a directive signed by DMTCL Director (Administration) A.K.M. Khairul Alam, passengers will be allowed to carry a maximum of 250 milliliters of water for iftar during travel.

Under the revised schedule, trains from Uttara North to Motijheel will run from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., while trains from Motijheel to Uttara North will operate from 7:15 a.m. to 10:10 p.m. The directive details varying headways throughout the day, ranging between 5.5 and 20 minutes depending on the time period. Passengers are instructed to dispose of used bottles in designated bins and are prohibited from consuming any other food inside trains or stations.

The notice also states that schedules for Fridays, Saturdays, and other public holidays will remain unchanged during Ramadan.