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
Karnaphuli Tunnel: Same Chinese firm to do maintenance, toll collection
The Chinese contractor that has been building the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram is also set to be responsible for its maintenance and toll collection.
13 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Deaths on roads jump by 40pc
The country witnessed a sharp rise in road accidents and deaths this year due to a huge numbers of small vehicles plying the highways and a lack of monitoring by the authorities concerned.
11 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway: Work to start next month
The physical work of another elevated expressway, which will facilitate vehicles’ quick entry and exit to and from the capital, is likely to start next month as the uncertainty over Chinese funding is now over.
8 September 2021, 18:00 PM
No Feasibility Studies Done: Ministry returns 4 railway project proposals
The Railways Ministry has sent back four development project proposals (DPP) prepared without any feasibility study.
6 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Road Reconstruction: RHD asked to explain delays, cost escalation
The Planning Commission has raised question about a Roads and Highways Department (RHD) project requesting more money when the project deadline had already been extended trice and its cost increased.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Probe recent accidents at level crossings
Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has directed the authorities concerned to investigate several recent railway accidents in which trucks hit trains at level crossings, most of which are unauthorised.
31 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Road Transport Act 2018: Efforts for its weakening intensify
A government initiative to amend the Road Transport Act-2018 has picked up pace after a brief hiatus, even before the authorities started fully implementing the law.
30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Dhaka Metro Rail: Rolling out in the open on Sunday
The authorities are all set to conduct a test run of a metro train on the main tracks on Sunday, touching a new milestone in the country’s first ever metro rail project.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Civil administration: Top-Heavy ‘discriminatory’
Bangladesh’s civil bureaucracy is growing fatter and fatter at the top as its lower tiers remain remarkably slim, creating an imbalance, affecting performance and fomenting frustration among non-admin cadre officials.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Railway runs with rundown engines
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is trudging along because of its excessive reliance on outdated locomotives caused by the failure to add new engines to its fleet in time.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Upgraded research, training facility for RHD on the way
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is finally getting an upgraded research and training facility, much-needed given the volume of projects the government agency implements and the upkeep needed of the existing sprawling network.
21 August 2021, 18:00 PM
BR wants its own body to consult on projects
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is planning to form a separate body for carrying out feasibility studies and getting consultancy services for its potential and ongoing projects.
16 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Joydebpur-Ishwardi Double-Line Project: ERD urged to budge China on funding
The railways ministry recently requested the Economic Relations Division to urge the Chinese government to re-evaluate its decision to not finance the Joydebpur-Ishwardi double-line project.
15 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Contract Breach Over 10 Locomotives: Technical body recommends accepting those
A technical committee has recommended taking delivery of the 10 locomotives that South Korean Hyundai Rotem Company supplied to Bangladesh Railway without meeting some of the specifications agreed in the contract, said BR officials.
12 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Curbs to go when needed most
The government has decided to lift most of the restrictions on people’s movement and public transport from Wednesday even as Covid-19 continues to exact a heavy toll on people’s lives with high death and infection rates.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Factory Reopening: A mess-up hard to afford
The government has made a complete mess of the reopening of export-oriented factories amid “strict lockdown” enforced to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Padma bridge pillar hit by ferry: Probe body recommends shifting terminals
A probe committee of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has recommended shifting the current locations of the ferry terminals on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route to avoid further collision between the vessels and the Padma bridge.
25 July 2021, 16:50 PM
Expired Development Projects: Deadline missed even when asking for time
The Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) is annoyed with a good few project authorities for breaking protocol for applying for extensions -- a practice that is hamstringing the appraisal process.
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Ferry Rams Bridge: Probe body finds two employees responsible
A probe committee formed after a ferry on Friday rammed a pillar of the under-construction Padma Bridge found that the master and quartermaster of the vessel were responsible for the mishap that left 20 people injured.
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Crucial yet left without care
Around one and a half years ago, Dhaka North City Corporation procured three turntable ladders for dousing flames at high-rise buildings.
23 July 2021, 18:00 PM