Dhaka, March 5 -- Dhaka's metro-rail operator has slipped into fresh uncertainty, with almost all its senior leadership positions vacant and a growing internal dispute threatening administrative stability.

As the Managing Director's appointment is cancelled and key project directors' contracts expire, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) now faces a parallel legal battle over whether project-based staff should be absorbed into the permanent structure of the company.

According to sources, the post of Managing Director (MD) of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited remains vacant after the cancellation on Monday of the incumbent's three-year appointment.

At the same time, the positions of Project Directors (PDs) for MRT-1, MRT-6 and MR...