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
Hope for faster trade arrives
Bangladesh and India formally started operating commercial container trains yesterday more than two years after the trial run of the service, aiming to boost cross-border trade and business.
26 July 2020
No visible plan 4 months into outbreak
Four months into the Covid-19 outbreak in the country, the government still appears to have no noticeable plan to contain the spread of the virus.
26 July 2020
Provide list of errant pvt hospitals, test centres
With the government’s efforts to contain Covid-19 already marred by scams and mismanagement, the health ministry appears to have finally woken up and started taking some steps to avert further controversies.
23 July 2020
Roads & Highways to sign first major contract since virus outbreak
With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Roads and Highways Department’s ongoing projects had slowed down. Today, the department will sign its first major contract since the virus hit Bangladesh.
22 July 2020
23 lakh marooned and it can get worse
Floodwater was still flowing above the danger mark at 22 points in different districts across the country as of Saturday, affecting more people and intensifying miseries of the victims.
19 July 2020
Eid Rush: Homebound journey to south could be choppy
People homebound during Eid to the southwestern region of the country are likely to face hassles this time, as authorities are failing to operate most of the ferries on Shimulia-Kathalbari route due to strong current in the Padma River.
18 July 2020
Railways way off track
Being one of the top recipients of the government’s development expenditures, railways ministry is lagging behind the average implementation rate of the annual development programme (ADP).
16 July 2020
Virus curbs in disarray
With Eid barely two weeks away, government ministries are at odds with Covid-19 containment strategies for the holidays, which experts say could worsen the situation.
16 July 2020
Interview to Media: Four BRTC bus drivers suspended
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has suspended four of its drivers for giving interviews to the electronic media about their long pending arrears.
15 July 2020
Metro Rail Project: 24 Thai engineers to be brought in by charter flight
The metro rail authority has taken a number of initiatives to bring back foreign engineers and consultants to speed up the construction work of country’s first metro rail project amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
14 July 2020
ADB-Funded Dev in Bangladesh: 40 projects hit by pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has slowed down the implementation of at least 40 of the 49 projects funded by the Asian Development Bank.
13 July 2020
Deal with Regent Hospital: DGHS, ministry take refuge in blame game
The health ministry and health directorate are at loggerheads over signing of a deal with Regent Hospital after the disturbing discovery of the hospital’s involvement in issuing fake Covid-19 test results.
12 July 2020
Damage to Dhaka-Mawa Expressway: RHD, Padma Bridge rail link contractor at loggerheads
Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and contractor of Padma Bridge Rail Link Project are apparently at loggerheads over the use of Dhaka-Mawa Expressway for transporting construction materials.
10 July 2020
Centralised Oxygen Supply: 51 more public hospitals to have the system soon
With the number of Covid-19 cases increasing sharply in the country, the government is going to set up centralised oxygen supply system in 50 more public hospitals to ensure uninterrupted oxygen supply to patients.
9 July 2020
Fake Covid Certificates: Public health, country’s image abroad at stake
The fake Covid-19 tests have not only posed a risk to public health but also put the Bangladeshi expatriates in trouble.
8 July 2020
Regent: A Hospital Gone Rogue - They allowed it, now out to disown it
The health services division of the health ministry knew that Regent Hospital’s licence had expired years ago but it still went ahead and signed a deal in early March for treating Covid-19 patients there.
8 July 2020
20pc roads in sorry state
Around 20 percent roads under the Roads and Highways Department are in “poor, bad or very bad” condition and Tk 14,622 crore would be required to fix those in the current fiscal year, according an RHD survey.
7 July 2020
Khulna-Mongla Rail Project: Sad tale of delays, cost escalation
When the government approved the Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line project in December 2010, construction of the 64.75km rail line was supposed to be completed within December 2013.
6 July 2020
Rising Infections Among Frontliners: The battle gets even tougher
More and more frontline healthcare workers are getting infected, making the country’s battle against the deadly coronavirus harder.
6 July 2020
Launch Capsize: Two masters, 2 drivers of Mayur-2 responsible
Two masters and two drivers of Mayur-2 launch, which hit a smaller vessel and caused it to sink and drown 34 people in the Buriganga, were responsible for the accident, a probe committee finds.
6 July 2020