Billion-Dollar Dhaka Metro: Pride Project or Death Trap?

A fatal accident involving a falling part from Dhaka’s Metro Rail has reignited concerns over the safety of Bangladesh’s most expensive infrastructure project — just two years after it was launched to fanfare as a symbol of modern urban progress. While metro systems worldwide have occasionally seen technical mishaps, experts say the kind of accident that occurred in Dhaka on Sunday — when a heavy bearing pad detached from the elevated structure and killed a pedestrian below — is exceedingly rare. The incident has shaken public confidence in the billion-dollar project and raised disturbing questions about oversight, design integrity, and…

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