A loan agreement between the Bangladeshi government and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency was signed in January 2013.

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, the agency responsible for the implementation of the first metro line, was formed in January 2013.

In June 2013, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited was established by the government to implement the Metro Rail Lines across the city.

[19] The deal for the construction of the MRT Line-6, costing US$2.8 billion, was signed by the government of Bangladesh with the Japan International Cooperation Agency on 20 February 2013.

[20] Construction began on 26 June 2016 with an inauguration ceremony presided over by the prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

[22][23] Construction work was divided into eight packages, covering aspects like depots, stations and rolling stock.

[34] Line 6 consists of 16 operational elevated stations of 180 m (590 ft 7 in) length each, and 20.1 km (12.5 mi) of electricity-powered light rail tracks.

[33] The entire route can be travelled in less than 40 minutes at a speed of 100 km/h (62 mph), and is expected to drastically reduce the number of private cars on Dhaka's streets as well as their potentially 7-hour-long standstills.

[citation needed] Japan-based Kawasaki Heavy Industries made the rolling stock for Dhaka Metro with the latest technology and necessary security equipment.

Stations will be constructed at Shahjalal International Airport, Shahjalal International Airport Terminal 3, Khilkhet, Nadda, Notun Bazar, North Badda, Badda, Aftabnagar, Rampura, Malibagh, Rajarbagh and Kamalapur Railway Station.

[45] The use of soundless TBMs will make it possible to build MRT Lind1's underground infrastructure without disrupting the daily lives of residents and businesses.

The stations on this route are Gabtoli, Dhaka Uddan, Mohammadpur, Jhigatola, Science Laboratory, New Market, Azimpur, Palashi, DHK Medical College, Gulistan, Motijheel, Kamalapur, Manda, Dakkhingaon, Damripara, Signboard, Vuighar, Jalkuri and Downtown Narayanganj in the Main Line and Gulistan, Golap Shah Mazar, Nayabazar and Sadarghat in the Branch Line.

The stations in this line are Kamalapur, Sayedabad, Jatrabari, Shonir Akhra, Signboard, CTG Road, Kanchpur and Madanpur.

[47] MRT Line-5 (Northern Route) will start from Hemayetpur of Savar Upazila and end at Vatara (at Bashundhara), costing US$4.85 billion.

5 elevated stations will be constructed at Hemayetpur, Baliarpur, Bilamalia, Amin Bazar and Vatara (at Bashundhara R/A).

MRT Line 6 has 17 elevated stations each 180 meters long and 21.26 km (13.21 mi) of electric light rail track.

All Line-6 and some attending light rail track, except the depot, have been elevated above the existing roads to allow traffic flow below.

[55] On the other hand, on 26 December 2022, the Institute for Planning and Development demanded a 30% reduction in fares to encourage passengers to use the line.

[56] In a press conference held the next day, the managing director of DMTCL mentioned electricity price and profit as the reason for fixing higher fare rate.

[57] In a meeting of the Standing Committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held on the same day, Nazrul Islam Khan claimed that the fixed fare conflicted with the Metrorail Act, 2015.

[59] On 24 August 2023, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, the planning minister, said that the government is making efforts to reduce the ticket fares so that it is possible for common people to travel by mass rapid transit.