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
Hyundai’s 10 locomotives now being used
Bangladesh Railway has started using the 10 locomotives that a South Korean company supplied breaching contract. The move comes even when a BR body is evaluating if those engines should be used.
26 April 2021, 18:00 PM
PDs of 63 RHD projects changed
In a rare move, the road transport and bridges ministry has changed the directors of 63 projects of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD), aiming to facilitate their quick implementation.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Railway projects falling behind
Around half of the ongoing projects of Bangladesh Railway will have to be revised after the end of the current fiscal year, thanks to poor implementation.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Extended lockdown to be stricter
The government is going to extend the current restrictions on travelling and outdoor activities for another week and the authorities will be even stricter in enforcing the restrictions, sources in the cabinet division said.
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Changes to Road Transport Act: Govt caving in to sector’s pressure
Giving in to the pressure from transport associations, the government is going to bring about a drastic change in the Road Transport Act-2018, reducing fines stipulated under 11 sections and sentences under four sections.
15 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt outlines fresh curbs
All public, private and autonomous offices will remain closed for a week from April 14, says a Cabinet Division proposal aimed at curbing the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths.
11 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Fast-track projects to continue amid lockdown
Works of the fast-track projects will continue amid the strict lockdown to be imposed from Wednesday to contain the sharp rise of Covid-19 cases and deaths.
11 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid restrictions on April 12-13: Confusion reigns supreme
With no directive about the two days between the “lockdowns”, many said they were confused as to what would happen on April 12 and 13.
10 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Lockdown’ exists only on paper
The ongoing restrictions to curb the Covid-19 surge across the country are showing signs of failure everywhere.
7 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Buses to ply in 11 cities from today
The government yesterday decided to resume public transport services in all 11 cities in the country from today, barely a couple of days after it imposed the weeklong restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19.
6 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Rush, chaos on ‘lockdown’ eve
Residents in the capital yesterday worked themselves into a frenzy to stock up on food supplies and household essentials ahead of the weeklong restrictions on transport and public movement from today.
4 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Gas supply Disruption in City: Titas, RHD trade blame
Thousands of people in different parts of the capital suffered badly after being hit by a severe gas crisis as a Titas connection was damaged in Amin Bazar on the outskirts of the city on Monday night.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM
High-Speed Rail: Ctg to have one station at Pahartoli
The alignment of the proposed high-speed train between Dhaka and Chittagong is likely to be changed.
18 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Link to North-West, North: Smooth railway traffic not soon
A bottleneck on the rail route between Dhaka and the country’s north-western and southern regions is unlikely to go away anytime soon as one of the two projects aimed at improving the track capacity are stuck in limbo due to delayed loan negotiations and a cost-cutting directive.
11 March 2021, 18:00 PM
High-Speed Dhaka-Ctg Train: 2 Chinese firms show interest
Two Chinese companies have expressed interest in forming a joint venture to construct, operate and manage funds for a proposed high-speed railway on the Dhaka-Chattogram route.
11 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Tangail-Rangpur Highway: Govt to turn it into tolled road
The two-lane Dhaka-Tangail-Rangpur highway that is being turned into a four-lane one has been selected for charging toll from those plying it.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Purchase of 10 Locomotives: Ministry probe finds breach of contract
South Korean Hyundai Rotem Company has supplied 10 locomotives to Bangladesh Railway deviating from some clauses of the contract, a probe committee has found.
3 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Smart driving licence jam to ease
The bottleneck in distribution of smart driving licences is likely to ease as a new vendor of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority starts the distribution process today.
27 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Airport Operations: Japanese firm keen to take charge
Two new project proposals, including one on the operation and maintenance of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), will be placed at a high-level meeting between representatives of Bangladesh and Japan today and there will be discussion whether those can be implemented under public private partnership (PPP).
23 February 2021, 18:00 PM
17 project directors of BR changed
In a rare move, the railways ministry yesterday changed the directors of 17 projects of Bangladesh Railway, aiming to facilitate their quick implementation.
22 February 2021, 18:00 PM