Dhaka, March 24 -- Metro Rail service was suspended for 27 minutes due to technical glitches, causing inconvenience to the commuters.

"A metro train got stuck due to a mechanical fault. Since it is an automatic system, the other trains behind this train also got stuck in their respective places," said A K M Khairul Alam, Director (Administration) of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL).

He said the metro train movement was stopped from 3:40 pm to 4:07 pm. Later, metro train movement resumed its service at 4:08 pm, reports BSS.

Passengers said that they were standing in a queue inside the station at Karwan bazaar but no train was seen, as the train was stuck at another station due to technical glitches.

At that time, the station'...