After considering for nearly 15 years, the government has decided to not construct a flyover from Shantinagar to Jhilmil on Dhaka-Mawa Road.

A project taken by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) involving Tk 945 crore to re-excavate and protect four major canals and its seven branches from illegal encroachment awaits government approval.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is set to purchase modern machineries, vehicles and equipment along with planning to build an intermediate treatment facility in the capital’s Matuail central waste warehouse to upgrade the overall waste management.

An "Eco Smart City" will be built at Nasirabad, one of the neglected areas of the capital city, as part of a move to bring the 18 new wards under modern housing facilities, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) plans to build a world-class, modern central business district in the capital's Kamrangirchar to meet the current contextual demand and future needs to help achieve the "Vision 2041".

Bangladesh has adopted a $37 billion programme for mitigation of climate change damages along the country’s coastal areas, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Enamur Rahman has said.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Fire Academy will be established in Gazaria of Munshiganj district to ensure modern training facilities for the firemen.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said they will evict all the encroachers gradually to make Dhaka a livable city.

The Industrial Police, a specialised unit of Bangladesh Police, observed its 11th founding anniversary today.

The government has promoted 213 officials previously ranked as deputy secretaries to the post of joint secretary.

The government has made Md Khalilur Rahman the divisional commissioner of Dhaka after transferring him from the same post in Sylhet.

The government has decided to lodge stricter legislation on illegal sand extractors by amending the existing law, keeping a provision of blacklisting contractors permanently and confiscating their equipment along with their lease money for violating the law.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) today demolished illegal portions of nine structures in the capital’s Dhanmondi to construct walkways around Dhanmondi lake.

Six out of 22 public holidays will fall on weekends next year.

Government is going to buy two helicopters from Russia -- at a cost of Tk 428 crore -- for Bangladesh Police.

A parliamentary body has come down heavily on roads, transport and bridges ministry over irregularities in different development projects, including slow implementation of projects, repeated extensions and increase in project costs.

Major General Md Wahid-Uz-Zaman has been appointed the new director general of Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP).

All illegal occupiers of canals in Dhaka city will be evicted within the tenure of this government to eliminate waterlogging problem, said LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam.

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) today signed an agreement with French radar maker Thales LAS to install state-of-the-art radar with CNS-ATM (Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Systems for Air Traffic Management)at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said she wants to upgrade Faridpur and Cumilla as two new divisions -- named “Padma” and “Meghna”.