Civil surgeons to seek limited magistracy powers
As the first-ever Civil Surgeon Conference begins today, the doctors are expected to seek limited powers of magistracy to take prompt action against illegal healthcare facilities.
11 May 2025, 18:29 PM
Health reform: Commission proposes four national health support networks
The Health Sector Reform Commission has recommended building national networks for four vital healthcare support services to ensure the availability, quality, and coverage of health services.
10 May 2025, 21:35 PM
Hospitals, diagnostic centres: 95% pvt facilities running without renewed licences
Thousands of private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres continue to operate without renewing licences due to lax monitoring by the authorities, raising serious concerns over patient safety and quality of treatment.
9 May 2025, 18:05 PM
Regulate diagnostic costs, launch social health insurance
The Health Sector Reform Commission has recommended creating a national “Essential Diagnostics List (EDL)” and setting fixed prices for diagnostic tests to improve quality and ensure cost-effectiveness in diagnostic services.
6 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Make primary healthcare free for everyone
The Health Sector Reform Commission has recommended that the government make primary healthcare its constitutional obligation and provide it free of cost to ensure universal access.
5 May 2025, 18:01 PM
First-ever civil surgeon conference on May 12-13
The government is going to organise the first-ever civil surgeon conference next month, aiming to facilitate direct dialogue between central authorities and top district-level health officials, as well as to strengthen coordination among various government agencies.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Lifesaver on the Meghna: Floating hospital brings hope to char people in Chandpur
Eighteen medical staff, including three doctors, provide services there
10 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Health sector: ACC seeks work order details for Salman’s entities
The Anti-Corruption Commission has requested information from health authorities regarding any work orders issued over the past 16 years to entities owned by Salman F Rahman, a former adviser to the prime minister on private industry and investment.
7 April 2025, 22:15 PM
Festivity turns tragic as newly-weds end up in hospital following fatal crash
They were all in a festive mood as the son of the family got married just two days ago.
15 August 2022, 13:17 PM
Safe Level Crossings: BR, LGED asked to give suggestions by September 30
As more and more people are losing their lives on unprotected level crossings, Bangladesh Railway and Local Government Engineering Department have been asked to complete an ongoing joint survey and submit a report by the end of next month.
11 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Operation cost rises by 70%, say bus owners; want fare readjusted
As a government committee will sit today (August 6, 2022) for re-fixing the bus fare, transport owners have demanded to consider not only the fuel price hike but also the increase in the prices of spare parts.
6 August 2022, 09:53 AM
Akhaura-Sylhet rail project: Negotiations resume after ERD intervention
The railway authorities have resumed negotiations with the Chinese company selected for the expansion of the Akhaura-Sylhet rail line, after the process was halted for a year over contract price.
1 August 2022, 02:30 AM
Road safety movement: Four years on, road fatalities keep rising
Four years ago today, two students were killed when a bus, competing with another to get passengers, ploughed into a crowd.
28 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Fitness farce
The onion-laden truck that mowed down three people in Mymensingh’s Trishal upazila on July 16 -- including an eight-month pregnant woman who gave birth on the spot -- got its fitness certificate while impounded at a police station two days later.
23 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Over a third of 1,543 govt projects missed deadline last fiscal
At least 552 projects that were supposed to be finished by June this year could not meet deadlines.
21 July 2022, 02:30 AM
Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit likely to be functional from July 2023
Operation of the country’s first dedicated rapid bus service -- from Dhaka airport to Gazipur -- is likely to start in July next year, more than six and a half years after its original deadline.
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Metro Rail now set to cost 50% more
With the partial launch of the country’s first ever metro rail only five months away, the project cost is set to rise by more than half, and the deadline is also going to be extended by a year and half.
17 July 2022, 18:00 PM
PMO steps in to find ways to ease tailback
There was a fear that opening the Padma Bridge may worsen gridlocks at the entrance to the capital’s south due to a lack of planning to dealing with additional traffic.
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
China looks to invest more in Bangladesh Railway
After high-speed rail and the research and development center of Bangladesh Railway (BR), China now wants to invest for building new rail lines connected to several economic zones, Chittagong Sea Port and new Teesta and Hardinge bridges.
15 July 2022, 02:30 AM
Eid journeys: Unfit vehicles, crashes caused the most pain
The comparatively short Eid vacation and the ban on motorcycles on the highways resulted in high demand for public transport before Eid.
13 July 2022, 03:00 AM
Three new bridges usher in new hope
After the grand opening of the Padma Bridge, the country is set to see the inauguration of three other major bridges in three to four months, which is expected to give a big boost to the internal communication and beyond.
13 July 2022, 02:00 AM
Journey south easier, north still a hassle
People heading for northern districts to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha in their village yesterday faced suffering for want of vehicles, overcharging and traffic congestion on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway.
7 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Bhulta Flyover: Poor planning jacked up cost by 47%
About nine years back, the government approved a project to build a 613-meter-long four-lane flyover at Bhulta on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway to reduce traffic congestion and road crashes.
6 July 2022, 03:00 AM
HSIA to Airport Station: Govt plans ‘underpass’ for travellers
Upon arrival at the Dhaka airport, one has to take the trouble of crossing the busy airport road if he or she wants to catch a train or a bus.
5 July 2022, 03:00 AM
China wants to build Dhaka-Ctg expressway
China has proposed to build the Dhaka-Chattogram Expressway under a government-to-government-Public Private Partnership (G2G-PPP) framework, bringing the project cancelled last year back into focus.
4 July 2022, 02:30 AM
Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga tollway: Modern road, manual operation
As the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway was opened to traffic in March 2020, the Roads and Highways Department had over two years to introduce an automated toll collection system for motorists.
2 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Staying a day at Kamalapur station to buy advance tickets
Abdus Sabur Sarkar, employee of a private bank, came to Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station from Narayanganj's Fatullah around 6am today (July 2, 2022) to buy advance train tickets.
2 July 2022, 10:15 AM
BRTA directs ride-sharing apps to not allow bikes on long-routes before Eid
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) today directed all ride-share providing companies to take strict measures so that no motorcycles under their services can operate on long-routes ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.
30 June 2022, 16:11 PM