Over 2.7 lakh deaths linked to air pollution in 2023
Over 271,000 people in Bangladesh died from air pollution-related causes in 2023, according to a new global report.
22 October 2025, 00:00 AM
Roads deadly, committees silent
After last year’s mass uprising, at least four key committees or task forces had been entrusted with overseeing road safety -- a critical issue long neglected, costing hundreds of lives annually
21 October 2025, 18:12 PM
Airport fire aftermath: RMG, pharma fear snag in production
Many import consignments of the garment and pharmaceutical sectors are stuck at Dubai and Singapore airports because of the space crisis in Dhaka’s cargo village and the lack of cold room facilities for pharmaceutical raw materials after the fire incident.
21 October 2025, 18:08 PM
66 die from injuries on roads a day
More than 30 lakh people suffer non-fatal injuries in road crashes each year
20 October 2025, 18:02 PM
Govt drafts 2 laws to protect patients, healthcare workers
If any person leads, participates in, or incites any organised group or riot that results in an attack or assault on a healthcare worker or healthcare institution, they may face up to 10 years in jail, or a fine of up to Tk 15 lakh, or both.
18 October 2025, 18:12 PM
Burn injuries claim four lives a day: govt report
Around 1,500 die of burn injuries a year
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Some critical antibiotics now show 79-97% resistance
Health experts say higher AMR rates can lead to more critical illnesses, increased treatment failures
14 October 2025, 18:27 PM
Govt to merge 2 divisions under health ministry
After the home ministry, work has begun to merge the two divisions of the health ministry to ensure better coordination and improved medical services for the people.
12 October 2025, 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
Running behind schedule
Bangladesh Railway (BR) took up two projects worth Tk 5,187 crore in early 2018 to expand two railway lines, for boosting internal and inter-country rail communication.
2 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Seeing Padma bridge: Father fulfils bedridden son’s wish
Just 22 years old and bedridden for the last six years, Mehedi Hasan Apurba had wished dearly to see Padma Bridge.
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Rail transit for India thru’ Bangladesh: Railways of 2 countries to work on one route
After a proposal from Indian Railways (IR), Dhaka and New Delhi have agreed to work out the details of the possibility of India using rail transit through Bangladesh.
1 June 2022, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh-India bus service likely to resume June 10
Bus service between Bangladesh and India is likely to resume on June 10, after remaining suspended for over two years due to the pandemic.
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Tk 717cr for toll collection, maintenance
The government has to spend Tk 717 crore to collect tolls as well as operate and maintain Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway for the next five years.
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway: Higher toll proposed, collection from July 1
Even before implementing the toll rate previously fixed for Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway, the government is planning to increase it, a move that will push up transport costs.
30 May 2022, 18:00 PM
New rail line to link Manikganj to Dhaka
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken a move to bring Manikganj under the railway network.
26 May 2022, 18:00 PM