Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh Makawadee Sumitmor on Thursday said Dhaka Metro Rail, scheduled for partial opening by December this year, will help facilitate travel from Uttara to Motijheel much to the comfort of city commuters.   “MRT is a very good thing and it helps uplifting the quality of urban people’s life. I’m impressed to see the quality of work,” he told reporters after visiting the project site in Uttara. The ambassador said they had faced problems about traffic in the past but once they implemented MRT in Thailand it helped a lot. “We’ve a lot of cooperation in economic affairs and this project is one of the flagship projects,” she said adding that the quality of work is up to the standard.

Outgoing Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh Arunrung Phothong Humphreys paid a farewell call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the evening.