6 months of BNP govt: Health Ministry / Struggling with measles, let alone much else
19 August 2026
The health ministry spent much of its first 180 days grappling with a prolonged measles outbreak, leaving several of its major reform initiatives at an early stage and raising questions about its capacity to fulfil ambitious healthcare promises.
19 August 2026
Interview / ‘We expect visible changes in health sector within one to one-and-a-half years’
18 August 2026
Six months into the BNP government’s tenure, State Minister for Health MA Muhit speaks to The Daily Star about the ministry’s plans for the healthcare system and the challenges ahead
18 August 2026
Plug measles jab gaps urgently
18 August 2026
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday directed the health authorities to urgently identify and close gaps in measles vaccination coverage, as the disease continues to claim lives even three months after the emergency vaccination campaign.
18 August 2026
Measles deaths cross 900
16 August 2026
Measles continues to claim lives nearly three months after the nationwide vaccination campaign ended, with the death toll crossing the 900-mark yesterday, indicating that the outbreak is far from over.
16 August 2026
Upazila hospitals set for even bigger upgrade
16 August 2026
The government has decided to upgrade all upazila health complexes (UHCs) to 151-bed facilities, revising its earlier plan for 101 beds, to strengthen healthcare services at the grassroots level.
16 August 2026
Population council asleep for 16 years
11 August 2026
Fertility rate rising, demographic dividend at risk
11 August 2026
PRIVATE MEDICAL FACILITIES / Govt extends licence for 2yrs
11 August 2026
The health authorities have extended the validity of licences for private medical facilities from one year to two years, aiming to simplify the renewal process and reduce hassle for hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres.
11 August 2026
Private medical facilities: Licence validity extended for 2yrs, but hurdles remain
10 August 2026
Say owners
10 August 2026
The Future of Dhaka’s Metro Rail Network: Exploring Upcoming Lines
The government is moving forward with the mega plan to build a 140-kilometer metro rail network in Dhaka and its adjacent areas by 2030 to reduce traffic congestion and pollution, two major problems the city of 2 crore people is facing severely.
3 November 2023
Uttara to motijheel in just 31 minutes!
It takes at least two or three hours for anyone who wants to travel from Uttara to Motijheel by bus, the most common mode of public transport in Dhaka city. It’s not merely a matter of time; individuals,
3 November 2023
‘We want protection, compensation’
A handful of buses hit the streets, especially on the inter-district routes, in the last two days despite a decision of top transport associations leaders to keep services normal during the BNP-Jamaat blockade.
1 November 2023
National Road Safety Day: Transport leaders still the stumbling block
Transport associations, mostly led by ruling party leaders, continue to work as the main obstacle in bringing discipline in the road transport sector, leaving thousands of people to die in road crashes every year.
21 October 2023
Road transport to get big push
The country’s road transport sector will get a big boost this week as 150 bridges and 14 overpasses under the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) network are set to open this Thursday.
16 October 2023
Road Accident: In a first, 162 to get compensation
For the first time, 162 road accident victims or their families will receive compensation from the government
16 October 2023
BRT-3 not this year
The wait for a dedicated bus corridor between Dhaka and Gazipur is getting longer as the authority would not be able to start a special bus service there this year, even 13 years after the project was taken.
15 October 2023
Checking Unfit, Outdated Vehicles: Govt failure lets air pollution rise
As residents of Dhaka city remain exposed to high levels of air pollution, some government actions are worsening the problem and putting people’s lives at risk.
13 October 2023
13 railway projects: Cost overrun up to 260pc, time 9.5 years
Bangladesh Railway in October 2007 took up a project to construct a new station building in Khulna and enhance the operational capacity of the Benapole Station.
2 October 2023
Dhaka’s Expressway Dream Comes True
When the World Bank released an analysis of Dhaka city's traffic conditions in 2017, the total number of registered vehicles was 11.82 lakh.
1 September 2023
Railway E-Ticketing: 17yrs gone, only 18pc stations covered
The online ticketing system of Bangladesh Railway covers only 85 of its 483 stations, forcing travellers to buy tickets from the counters at the stations or from scalpers at significantly higher prices.
28 August 2023
4,000 Acre Rail Land: Locked in litigation
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is in a legal predicament as it struggles to recover around 4,000 acres of land grabbed by private citizens and public entities alike.
26 August 2023
Finally, road crash victims to get compensation
Authorities have finalised a compensation package for families of road accident victims, five years after parliament enacted a law in this regard.
20 August 2023
Faridpur-Barishal Highway Expansion: Land acquisition cost likely to skyrocket
The Roads and Highways Department in October 2018 took up a project to acquire land and move utility lines for turning the Faridpur-Barishal-Patuakhali-Kuakata highway into a dual carriageway, but hardly any progress has been made in five years.
20 August 2023
Dhaka-Bhanga Rail Line: Likely to open in late Sept
Installation of rail lines from Dhaka to Bhanga will be completed next week and the authorities have sought time from the prime minister to inaugurate the section towards the end of September, officials said.
17 August 2023
MRT Line-6: Agargaon-Motijheel section to open after October 15
The metro rail up to Motijheel could be operational any day after October 15.
6 August 2023
Big drop in Indian goods arrival by train
Transportation of goods from India to Bangladesh via freight trains declined by a large extent last fiscal year, mainly due to a dollar crisis and non-availability of necessary locomotives and staff.
2 August 2023
PMO orders campaign showcasing dev work
The Prime Minister’s Office has directed all ministries and divisions to take necessary steps to run campaigns on the development projects and programmes taken between 2009 and 2023.
31 July 2023
Road Safety Movement 2018: Infrastructure improves, safety worsens
Though the country’s road infrastructure saw much progress over the last decade, some of the major elements that could ensure road safety remain largely ignored, leaving roads still as anarchic and unsafe as ever before, experts and campaigners said.
28 July 2023
Dhaka-N’ganj Rail Route: Operation resumes Aug 1, but won’t be smooth before 2026
Although rail services between Dhaka and Narayanganj will resume on August 1 after eight months of suspension for construction works, it would take three more years to have smooth and enhanced rail service on this route.
25 July 2023