US-Israel war on Iran: Govt moves to ensure power for hospitals
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The health ministry has taken a series of initiatives to ensure uninterrupted medical services and safeguard the supply of medicines and vaccines amid concerns over power supply triggered by the ongoing US–Israel war on Iran.
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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
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
Road Transport: Operators place flurry of demands
Leaders of road transport associations yesterday demanded the government increase bus fares and give them financial benefits as their businesses were “hit hard by the pandemic”.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid Purchase Anomaly In Railway: Ministry shrugs off own probe findings
Ignoring its own probe committee’s recommendation to take punitive measures against 21 officials for purchase anomalies, the railways ministry has promoted one of them and started the process for another.
17 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Reducing Fatalities on Roads: Aim gets lowered
As road safety authority failed to achieve the target to halve the number of road accident fatalities by last year, it is now going to extend the deadline by another 10 years.
17 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Padma Rail Link Project: May cost even more, take even longer
The Padma Bridge Rail Link Project, the biggest project of Bangladesh Railway, is facing several challenges that may have an adverse impact on its cost and duration, officials said.
9 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway: Toll collection likely to start from July
The government is likely to start collecting tolls from vehicles using the country’s first expressway -- Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway -- from July.
7 February 2021, 18:00 PM
RHD helps officials stay off project sites
Despite repeated government directives on project officials to stay at project sites, road authorities continue to allow its officials to carry out their works from the RHD headquarters in the capital.
2 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Mongla-Khulna Rail Link: A project that only gets costlier
The government had approved the Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line Project in December 2010 and the construction of the 64.75km rail line was supposed to be completed within three years.
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Demolition of Iconic Kamalapur Station Plaza: PMO gives go-ahead
The Prime Minister’s Office has given its consent to shifting the iconic Kamalapur Station Plaza further north, which would mean dismantling the structure and erecting a similar one in the new location.
29 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt eyes expanded circular rail
Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has directed the authorities concerned to do further study on whether Keraniganj and the entire Purbachal area can be brought under the proposed circular rail network.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM
A third of govt- owned buses broke rules
Mobile courts of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority have found different types of irregularities in 30 percent BRTC buses during a special drive this month.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Breach of Contract’: Probe lingers, locomotives remain idle
The railways ministry has reconstituted a committee investigating a South Korean company for violating some clauses of the contract under which 10 locomotives have been supplied to the Bangladesh Railway.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Circular Rail: Belated but bold
Bangladesh Railway recently carried out a feasibility study to build a circular rail network in Dhaka -- a mega project that is expected to ease traffic congestion on city roads.
16 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Electric Vehicles: Guideline talks start after 2-year pause
While countries across the world promote production and sales of electric vehicles, Bangladesh does not even have a guideline to regulate them.
16 January 2021, 18:00 PM
First Underground Metro Rail: Physical work to begin in June
The physical work of the country’s first underground metro rail is expected to begin in June, as the authorities have almost completed necessary preparatory work for this project.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Level crossings to be ‘safer’
Amid growing concerns over the casualties at unauthorised and unmanned railway level crossings, the authorities yesterday decided to take several measures to ensure safety.
10 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Vehicle registration sees sharp decline
The number of registered vehicles across the country -- including the capital -- witnessed a sharp decline last year, mainly due to economic slowdown induced by Covid-19 .
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
3 BR officials suspended over graft
Railways Ministry has suspended three railways officials -- two mid-level and one junior -- for their direct involvement in irregularities and corruption while purchasing materials for the Bangladesh Railway (BR).
7 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Kushtia Medical College, Hospital Project: A deadline that would never end
Around eight years ago, the government had approved a project to establish Kushtia Medical College and Hospital between January 2012 and December 2014 at the cost of Tk 275.44 crore.
5 January 2021, 18:00 PM
10 New Locomotives from S Korea: ‘Breach of contract’ under scanner
A South Korean company has supplied 10 locomotives to Bangladesh Railway allegedly violating some clauses of the contract, creating an impasse over the official handover of the train engines.
2 January 2021, 18:00 PM