Half an hour from Uttara to Motijheel: Metro rail starts

The Dhaka Times Desk The Uttara to Motijheel route of the much-awaited Metrorail service of the capital's residents has been opened for passengers today, Sunday (November 5). Crowd of passengers was seen on the first day itself.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Agargaon to Motijheel section of this route yesterday (Saturday).

According to the sources of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), initially the metro rail will run for 4 hours every day from 7:30 am to 11:30 am in the Uttara-Motijheel section.

The Agargaon-Motijheel route will have Metrorail stops at Farmgate, Bangladesh Secretariat and Motijheel. A train will run every 10 minutes.

The fare fixed at the time of inauguration of Uttara-Agargaon section of MRT Line 6 is being followed for Uttara-Motijheel section as well.

ভাড়ার চার্ট অনুযায়ী, সর্বনিম্ন ভাড়া ধরা হয়েছে ২০ টাকা এবং উত্তরা থেকে মতিঝিল যাতায়াতের সর্বোচ্চ ভাড়া হলো ১০০ টাকা নির্ধারণ করা হয়েছে। প্রথম দু’টি স্টেশনের সর্বনিম্ন ২০ টাকা ভাড়ার পর প্রতি স্টেশনের যাত্রাতে ১০ টাকা করে যোগ করা হয়েছে।

Going to Mirpur 12 i.e. Pallabi station around 8 o'clock this morning, it was seen that the crowd was less. But from number 10 the crowd started increasing. A large number of passengers were seen boarding at Farmgate and Secretariat stations. But the passengers are all happy. It takes 25 minutes to go from Mirpur 12 to Motijheel. However, it takes only 23 minutes to reach Pallavi station from Motijheel while returning. Passengers are very happy to reach Motijheel in such short time without traffic jam.

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How to prevent dengue

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).

Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.

1. Common dengue fever

2. Dengue fever with bleeding.

In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-

1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.

2. Severe headache.

3. Pain behind the eyes.

4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.

5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.

6. Nausea or vomiting.

7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.

In case of dengue fever with bleeding:

1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.

2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.

If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.

On the other hand

Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.

Things to do to prevent Dengue:

1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.

2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.

3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.

4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.

5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.

6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.

7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.

8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org