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
Bus fare on 15 routes via Dhaka-Mawa Expressway to go up from tomorrow
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) today (June 30, 2022) reset bus fares for 15 routes – via Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway, raising the fares by Tk 31–Tk 66.
30 June 2022, 11:44 AM
Toll on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway from July 1
The government is going to impose toll on vehicles for using the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway from July 1, a move that will push up transport costs.
27 June 2022, 10:33 AM
‘Home never felt so close’
Six minutes was all it took a BRTC bus to cross the 6.15km bridge over the Padma river yesterday.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM
She’s done it!
“We will not bow to anybody.”
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
The man who steered Padma Bridge project through tough times
One afternoon in October 2011, Md Shafiqul Islam, then an additional chief engineer at the Roads and Highways Department, was tensely pacing the corridors of the erstwhile communications ministry, contemplating joining the Padma bridge project.
25 June 2022, 02:30 AM
A new dawn for Bangladesh
There are some epic moments that make a nation proud.
25 June 2022, 02:00 AM
Massive shot in railway’s arm
Thanks to the opening of the Padma bridge today, the people and businesses in south-western regions of Bangladesh will finally have road access to the rest of the country.
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Padma Bridge: A leap for Asian connectivity
This is a dream bridge which will not only establish the long-awaited direct road and rail communications between the capital and south-western parts of Bangladesh but also contribute to greater connectivity and trade among Asian countries.
24 June 2022, 02:00 AM
Nat’l highways should be off limits to bikes
Motorcycles should be banned on national highways to reduce the number of accidents, recommended a committee that was formed by the government to probe road crashes.
19 June 2022, 18:00 PM
All set for grand opening
No truck or covered van would be allowed to operate on highways connected to the Padma Bridge -- from the morning of June 24 to that of June 26 -- to facilitate the inauguration of the Bridge on June 25.
19 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Communication with Sylhet: Air, rail gone, road too may go soon
With the air communications already snapped, Sylhet got disconnected from the rest of the country by rail yesterday. The divisional district is now at risk of getting isolated by road within a day or two if the flood situation deteriorates further.
18 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Bus operators expanding services in southwest
Bus operators -- both private and state-run -- are going to expand their services in the south-western region, following the inauguration of Padma Bridge on June 25.
16 June 2022, 18:00 PM
2,100km roads in need of repair
Although the Roads and Highways Department continued to improve its roads across the country, around 2,100km -- 10.36 percent of all surveyed roads -- are still in “poor, bad or very bad” condition, says an RHD survey.
15 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Tk 2,000cr needed for new rail link
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will have to spend over Tk 2,000 crore to build a rail line from Darshana to Meherpur via Mujibnagar, the historic place where the first Bangladesh government took oath in 1971.
14 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Projects delayed for poor preparations, coordination
About 76 percent of the government officials involved with preparing, processing and evaluating development projects think the projects get approved without an adequate feasibility study and stakeholder consultations, found recent research.
13 June 2022, 18:00 PM
A trifecta of disaster
Four scientific officers of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) met their untimely demise in Savar. The lives of three couples and three others were snatched away in Gopalganj, and five of a family perished in Rajbari.
11 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Fast-Track Projects: Debt repayment a worry now
After the Awami League government came to power in 2009, it took up several gigantic development projects with a view to transforming the country’s communication and transport infrastructure.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
High-speed rail network: China seeks MoU ASAP
Following the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in October 2014, Bangladesh Railway carried out a feasibility study for constructing a high-speed rail network between Dhaka and Chattogram.
8 June 2022, 02:00 AM
Centralised toll system in the offing
Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has started a process to develop a centralised electronic toll collection system for all its structures -- bridges, elevated expressways and tunnels.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM
BRTA to get 96 new staffers against demand for 2,282
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is going to get 96 new staffers, but this is unlikely to solve its perennial workforce crisis, especially in regards to field-level work.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM