Dhaka
monorail (planned)

The Bangladesh Ministry of Communications has committed to building a 32 mile monorail. Bids for the system, along with a 150 mile line connecting Dhaka and Chittagong,  are now being accepted (8/2002).

Experts from the Russian company Metrogiprostroy have also proposed a plan for building an underground metro in the city. The proposed subway lines would cover Jatrabari to Gabtoli, Jinjira to Mirpur, Madani Avenue to Mirpur Road, Fulbaria to Madartek, Gabtoli to Jahangirnagar University, Multi-modal Transport Terminal to Mirpur Road and Farmgate to Asadgate.

Light Rail Transit in Dhaka
by Dr. Md. Masud Karim