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Metro rail services from Uttara North to Motijheel resumed after being halted for around one hour due to a "technical glitch". Trains were seen running in both directions since around 4:00 pm.
MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), said the there were problems in the electricity supply, leading to the suspension.
"The operation resumed after checking the entire line manually," he said.
The suspension lasted for around 45 minutes, he said.
However, one of our correspondents found the Kazipara Station closed around 2:50pm, meaning the services may have been suspended for more than an hour.
"There have been interruptions time and again for this interruption in power supply, and a committee has been formed to identify the root cause of the problem," MAN Siddigue said.
He also said the entrances to the Uttara North station was kept closed from time to time to cope with the huge pressure of people leaving the Ijtema ground on the last day of the first phase of Biswa Ijtema.
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