Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Liabilities of Dhaka metro -rail company are likely to multiply as it has to bear the cost of mending many defects and deficiencies recently identified in all systems and sub -systems in the under-operation overhead rail.

A recent tragic accident of bearing-pad crash of the metro that killed a young man lays bare the Achilles' heel hidden in its very inception.

Sources have said Dhaka Mass Transit Line Company (DMTCL) prepared the report first in May and next in September demanding repair, replacement and proper actions by consultants and contractors of the Mass Rapid Transit Line-6 (MRT 6) development project.

However, they said, majority of these defects and deficiencies, identified in signaling and telecom system, e...