, June 29 -- Railways Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Monday told Parliament that the government has no immediate plan to establish a metro rail or monorail link between Dhaka and neighbouring Narsingdi to improve connectivity.

Replying to a starred question from BNP MP Khairul Kabir Khokon (Narsingdi-1), the minister said there is currently no proposal to introduce either a metro rail or monorail service connecting Narsingdi with the capital.

Dhaka's Mass Rapid Transit system is more popularly known as the 'metro rail'.

However, he said the revised Final Report on Updating the Revised Strategic Transport Plan (URSTP) includes a long-term proposal to extend both MRT Line-1 and MRT Line-5 (Northern Route) to Purinda in Araihazar upazila ...