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Friday | October 02, 2026 | Dhaka

CCGP approves Tk58,477.74cr for MRT Line-1, 5 North

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:01 AM, 02 October 2026

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Thursday approved eight procurement proposals worth Tk58,477.74 crore for Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) to advance construction of MRT Line-1 and MRT Line-5 North.

The approved contracts 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 projects.

Of the eight packages, six are for MRT Line-1, also known as the Airport Line, while the remaining two are for MRT Line-5 North.

For MRT Line-1, the committee approved a Tk4,285.07 crore contract 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.

A Tk18,037.26 crore contract was approved under CP-04 for construction of the main line and stations from north of Rampura to Natun Bazar. The TOKYU-MIL (MAX Infrastructure Ltd.) joint venture will implement the package.

Under CP-06, the committee approved a Tk11,590.58 crore contract for construction of 5.182 kilometres of the main line from north of Nadda to Airport Station. The NISHIMATSU-TPL-TODA joint venture will carry out the work.

Another Tk2,534.09 crore contract was approved under CP-07 for 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 implement the package.

The committee also approved a Tk11,065.58 crore contract under CP-09 for track works and electrical facilities. The package will be implemented by the L&T-Sumitomo Consortium. Under CP-10, Larsen and Toubro Limited received approval for a Tk6,446.65 crore contract covering signalling, telecommunications, platform screen doors and enterprise resource management systems. For MRT Line-5 North, the committee approved a Tk1,847.52 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 Tk2,670.99 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 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 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 major civil engineering and systems works for the two routes as part of efforts to expand Dhaka’s mass transit network and improve urban mobility.