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
Public burden heavier now
The bus and launch fares are now up by as much as 28 percent and 43 percent respectively, in the first manifestation of the impact the Tk 15 hike in diesel and kerosene prices will have on the cost of living for the poor and the middle-class.
7 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Transport Strike: Sufferings on for slow govt response
Slow response from the government left the general public suffering for a second consecutive day as buses and trucks stayed off the roads protesting the fuel price hike.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Impact of Fuel Price Hike: Living now even harsher for poor
No one knows how the poor man dines, says a Russian proverb that now seems all too fitting in light of the government’s decision to hike the prices of diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas.
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka circular rail: Worth the investment?
A South Korean consortium has started its study to assess whether it would invest on a project for building a circular railway around the capital, under a public private partnership (PPP) initiative.
2 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Financing 2 Railway Projects: After China spurns, govt up for options
After failing to secure Chinese loans for two major railway projects, the government decided to look for alternative sources.
31 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Electric Train Service on N’ganj-Dhaka-Ctg Route: Finally on the right track
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is finally going to start a feasibility study to explore whether electric train service can be introduced on Narayanganj-Dhaka-Chattogram route.
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Railway Projects’ Feasibility Study: Starting point of cascading delay
More than two and a half years ago, Bangladesh Railway had launched a project to carry out a feasibility study and prepare a detailed design to set up tracks for connecting Sunamganj district headquarters with the railway network.
27 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Ctg expressway project shelved
The government has officially abandoned its decade-long plan to build an expressway on the Dhaka-Chattogram corridor, a crucial cog for the Bangladesh economy, under public-private partnership -- after shelling out Tk 100 crore on a feasibility study and getting a detailed design.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Road Crash Compensations: Long-delayed trustee board formed, finally
The government has finally formed a trustee board to settle compensation claims over road accidents, but it will be fully functional only after the rules of Road Transport Act-2018 are formulated.
12 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Transport sector: Govt compromises, yet again
Apparently giving in to pressure from transport associations, the government once again waived the fines for failing to update documents of vehicles on time.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Kushtia medical college hospital project: Delayed by 100 months
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned to take punitive action against those responsible for unusual delays and irregularities in a project for building a medical college hospital in Kushtia.
5 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation: In the throes of pandemic
Jewel Mia, a temporary employee of Motel Sylhet, has been working for the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation for the last four years.
26 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Sylhet-Tamabil Highway: Tangles at root of the mess
A project to acquire land and relocate utility service lines for expanding the Dhaka-Sylhet-Tamabil highway is likely to be delayed by two and a half years and cost double, according to the latest revision proposal of the project.
24 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Rail Link: Trains to run from 2022 December
The under-construction rail line between Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar would be opened by December next year, said Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday. Project documents, however, tell a different story.
22 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Road Transport Sector: 1 feud, 2 strikes, same demands
A feud between two major factions of road transport owners and workers has led to calling of two separate strikes of goods-laden vehicles in the span of a week.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Public transport need of the hour, yet their numbers in decline
When experts are advocating for a planned public transport system to ease traffic congestion and ensure road safety, the number of buses and minibuses are actually declining in the city.
20 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Road Transport Act: Law left crippled when crashes leap
Although the Road Transport Act was passed three years ago, its rules have not been formulated yet, preventing the authorities from executing some vital sections of the law which aims to curb crashes and bring discipline to the road transport sector.
17 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu Bridge: 45pc bearings problematic
Around 45 percent pot bearings, a vital element for load transmission, of Bangabandhu Bridge have been found problematic and require replacement.
17 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Payra Bridge: Cost 3.5 times the original estimate
The long-awaited opening of the bridge over the Payra river next month will bring relief to people of the country’s southern regions, but the project will also stand as an example of poor implementation of a construction scheme.
15 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Detour no more
A long-awaited railway project for setting up a direct rail line between Bogura and Sirajganj, ultimately shortening Dhaka-Bogura travel distance by 112 kilometres and time by three hours, has finally seen some progress.
13 September 2021, 18:00 PM