World Kidney Day: When dialysis means distress
11 March 2026, 02:29 AM
92% of families with kidney patients face financial struggles; cases rising every year
11 March 2026, 02:29 AM
Survival odds grim for victims of gas fires
7 March 2026, 03:06 AM
Doctors say inhalation injury, higher burn percentages reduce survival chances
7 March 2026, 03:06 AM
e-Health Card: What is it and how will it benefit you?
4 March 2026, 21:48 PM
All medical records will be stored permanently on the card
4 March 2026, 21:48 PM
Contraceptive shortage turns alarming
28 February 2026, 01:52 AM
An acute shortage of contraceptives has hit the country as more than one-third of the 487 upazilas have run out of all types of government-supplied contraceptives, raising fears of a spike in unwanted or unplanned pregnancies.
28 February 2026, 01:52 AM
Surge in mosquitos: Health ministry to test insecticide effectiveness
25 February 2026, 02:59 AM
Amid a surge in mosquitoes over the past month, the health ministry has initiated a move to check whether the insecticide used to kill mosquitoes is effective.
25 February 2026, 02:59 AM
Amid mosquito surge, health ministry to test insecticide effectiveness
24 February 2026, 21:33 PM
Heath minister and state minister to inspect Dhaka city corporation storage facilities
24 February 2026, 21:33 PM
No new vehicle registration without scrapping old one
17 February 2026, 00:00 AM
No one will be allowed to register a new or used motor vehicle without scrapping a vehicle that has exceeded its economic life, according to a new government guideline.
17 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Inefficiency, poor planning waste 80% of health budget
10 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh’s healthcare system has become capable of meeting the majority of domestic demand, but chronic mismanagement and poor planning are draining nearly four-fifths of the sector’s public spending, according to AM Shamim, general secretary of the Bangladesh Private Hospital, Clinic and Diagnostic Owners Association.
10 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Contract Breach Over 10 Locomotives: Technical body recommends accepting those
A technical committee has recommended taking delivery of the 10 locomotives that South Korean Hyundai Rotem Company supplied to Bangladesh Railway without meeting some of the specifications agreed in the contract, said BR officials.
12 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Curbs to go when needed most
The government has decided to lift most of the restrictions on people’s movement and public transport from Wednesday even as Covid-19 continues to exact a heavy toll on people’s lives with high death and infection rates.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Factory Reopening: A mess-up hard to afford
The government has made a complete mess of the reopening of export-oriented factories amid “strict lockdown” enforced to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Padma bridge pillar hit by ferry: Probe body recommends shifting terminals
A probe committee of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has recommended shifting the current locations of the ferry terminals on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route to avoid further collision between the vessels and the Padma bridge.
25 July 2021, 16:50 PM
Expired Development Projects: Deadline missed even when asking for time
The Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) is annoyed with a good few project authorities for breaking protocol for applying for extensions -- a practice that is hamstringing the appraisal process.
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Ferry Rams Bridge: Probe body finds two employees responsible
A probe committee formed after a ferry on Friday rammed a pillar of the under-construction Padma Bridge found that the master and quartermaster of the vessel were responsible for the mishap that left 20 people injured.
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Crucial yet left without care
Around one and a half years ago, Dhaka North City Corporation procured three turntable ladders for dousing flames at high-rise buildings.
23 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Imports via freight trains surge
Transportation of goods from India to Bangladesh via freight trains doubled in the last fiscal year as the route is cost-effective and saves time.
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Keeping more than 1 car gets costlier
If you have more than one car, SUV or minivan -- be it individually or jointly owned -- you have to pay 50 percent more income tax for each of such vehicles from the current fiscal year.
12 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Mid-year: Not even half the target of ADB-funded projects could be met
The Asian Development Bank has managed to award only 27 percent of its mid-year target for contracts and 47 percent of its half-year fund disbursement target as of June 30, in an indication of the magnitude of slowdown in project implementation caused by the pandemic.
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
28 Axle Load Control Centres: Crucial RHD project runs into snag
Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has failed to start the physical work of a project taken up two years ago for installing 28 axle load control centres despite a call by one of its wings for implementing axle load control on highways ungently to reduce road damages.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM
7 New Bridges in Northern Dists: Havoc on rivers for faulty designs
At least seven bridges built recently by the Roads and Highways Department in several northern districts have faults, either in alignments or guide banks, which may have adverse impacts on the rivers there, says a government report.
4 July 2021, 18:00 PM
18 Key Road, Rail Projects: Physical work to go on amid lockdown
Physical works of 18 major infrastructure projects under the road and rail sectors will continue amid the ongoing seven-day "strict lockdown" aiming to meet their fresh deadlines.
1 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Gas leaks 4th most blamed for fires
Leaky gas pipes were the fourth most common cause of fires reported last year, according to Fire Service and Civil Defence data.
28 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Over 3,000kms of roads poor, bad or very bad
Although road conditions under Roads and Highways Department network have improved a little compared to the last year, over 3,000km surveyed roads -- 16.26 percent -- are still in “poor, bad or very bad” condition, says an RHD survey.
27 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu Bridge: Toll to go up around 17pc
Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has decided to raise the toll rate of Bangabandhu Bridge by around 17 percent aiming to boost its income for covering maintenance costs and repaying loans.
24 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Bypass Expressway Project: Moves ahead finally
Upgradation of Dhaka Bypass Road into a four-lane access-control expressway under the first-ever Public Private Partnership project of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is finally making progress.
21 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Taskforce on Road Crashes: Most decisions unimplemented
With most of its previous decisions unimplemented, a taskforce, led by Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, is going to sit for its third meeting today.
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Vehicles Operating in Capital: Govt to take stock of them
The government is planning to find out how many vehicles operate in the capital as well as the capacity of its streets.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
19 Slow Moving Projects: Railway now seeks deadline extension
The Bangladesh Railway’s abysmal track record in project implementation will continue for a while, it seems.
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM