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gas leak explosion Bangladesh

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
Bangladesh e-health card benefits

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
Bangladesh contraceptive shortage

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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New guideline to regulate posting, transfer of doctors

10 February 2026, 00:00 AM
The government has, for the first time, formulated a posting and transfer guideline for government doctors to make human resource management in the health sector more effective, transparent and people-orientated.
10 February 2026, 00:00 AM
13 killed in Faridpur road crash

Faridpur bus-pickup collision: The law violations that led to 13 deaths

Thirteen people died in Faridpur this morning in a head-on collision that would not have happened if operators of the vehicles involved had followed existing laws and rules
16 April 2024, 08:05 AM
A picture of the Padma bridge

Eid rush: Padma Bridge sees 16.25pc increase in traffic this year

Smaller rise in traffic through Bangabandhu Bridge
12 April 2024, 11:56 AM
5 killed in launch accident at Dhaka's Sadarghat

A family wiped out on Eid day

All three family members, along with two others, died after being struck by the broken mooring line of a passenger launch.
11 April 2024, 17:23 PM
Sadarghat launch accident

Snapped mooring line kills 5 at Sadarghat; 5 held

The victims include three of a family
11 April 2024, 10:56 AM
Road crashes, fatalities rise steeply from January

Road crashes, fatalities rise steeply from January

The numbers of road accidents and deaths saw a sharp rise in the first three months of this year compared to the corresponding period last year. Experts blamed the spike on the authorities’ failure to implement specific measures and a lack of commitment to ensure road safety.
7 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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Elenga-Rangpur Four-Lane Conversion: More time, more money required

The government in September 2016 approved a project to turn a 190km two-lane road from Elenga to Rangpur into a four-lane highway with the view to boosting connectivity between the capital and the northern region.
7 April 2024, 02:00 AM
Safety audit ignored in road projects

Safety audit ignored in road projects

The Roads and Highways Department is implementing most of its projects to turn two-lane highways into four-lane ones without safety audits, which, according to experts, is a major compromise on road safety.
5 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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Bus Rapid Transit: Two Chinese firms banned from project over ‘fraud’

Two Chinese companies have been barred from a project for a year over “fraudulent practices” in connection with the procurement process of 137 buses for bus rapid transit (BRT) services.
1 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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Test train reaches Jashore from Bhanga in an hour

Laying of the main railway line from Bhanga to Jashore has already been completed and the authorities are carrying out different tests on this section with an aim to open the entire Dhaka-Jashore line for commercial operation within four months.
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Road Transport Act 2018: Changes afoot to protect vehicles, workers from mobs

After a road crash, mobs often vandalise and torch vehicles and beat up drivers they deem responsible. The government is now going to make such activities punishable under the Road Transport Act 2018.
24 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh-Japan trade deal

Bangladesh-Japan Joint Initiative: PPP projects caught up in myriad problems

Most of the public-private partnership projects that were listed to be implemented under the Bangladesh-Japan joint initiative could not make any significant progress over the last six years because of multiple problems.
17 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Railway

Bhanga-Kuakata rail route: Plan revived to lay 214km track

Bangladesh Railway is reviving its plan to build a 214km rail line from Bhanga to Kuakata via Madaripur, Barishal and Payra port following recent instructions from the prime minister.
14 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Public transport services: Uniform ticketing on cards

The government is going to enact a law to introduce a uniform ticketing system for all public transport services including metro rail, buses, trains and launches.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Padma Rail Link: Chinese firm resumes work after 25 days

The Chinese contractor for the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project halted some major work for 25 days since February 10 over pending payments.
7 March 2024, 18:00 PM
The design of Baipail Trumpet Interchange

Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway: Huge interchange to keep traffic flowing

The authority of Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway Project is going to build an interchange for smoother traffic movement at Baipail where three major roads meet.
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM
It was a bomb waiting to go off

It was a bomb waiting to go off

The Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall on the capital’s Bailey Road had all the catalysts needed to set off a blaze.
1 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Govt plans to collect tolls on 4 highways

Govt plans to collect tolls on 4 highways

Vehicles on four major national highways will have to pay tolls as the government looks to mobilise more funds for repair and maintenance work for the network of roads and highways.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Railway's Six Major Projects Stalled

Rail bogged down by six projects

Cox’s Bazar has to make do with just two daily trains against the huge demand, while travel time for people heading to the north by rail is longer than it should be because the Bangladesh Railway failed to get key projects going.
12 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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RHD reluctant to give up ferries to shipping ministry

Two agencies of the shipping ministry want to take control of ferries currently operated by the Roads and Highways Department, as per a decision made at an inter-ministerial meeting, but the RHD is reluctant to relinquish control.   
1 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh train fire before elections

‘It was sabotage, but don’t know who did it’

The incidents of fire on two passenger trains ahead of the general elections were “acts of sabotage,” according to the probe committees of rail authorities.
29 January 2024, 18:00 PM

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