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
Swarming Motorbikes: Violation of rules rises, risk as well
Every day 1,035 motorbikes are being registered in the country and experts say that if the authorities do not control the number of the accident-prone vehicle, the situation on the road could take a turn for the worse.
9 September 2018
Slow Vehicles on Highways: The ban exists only on paper
In an utter disregard for multiple government and court orders, locally-made three-wheelers and other low-speed vehicles continue to operate on national highways, causing frequent road crashes.
26 August 2018
Cattle Transportation to Dhaka: Ferry disruption major concern
Despite having an adequate stock, farmers and traders are worried about being able to supply enough sacrificial animals to the major cities, particularly Dhaka, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha due to tailbacks at ferry terminals.
16 August 2018
BRTA armed with 8 more magistrates
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is going to strengthen its enforcement of traffic rules in Dhaka and Chittagong by deploying mobile courts three times the existing number.
12 August 2018
Owners excused, drivers alone to shoulder blame
The proposed Road Transport Act-2018 is rather soft on transport owners, as it holds drivers solely responsible for deaths and casualties in road crashes.
7 August 2018
Long lines at BRTA
A huge number of people are turning up at Bangladesh Road Transport Authority's (BRTA) office in Mirpur for driving licences and fitness certificates, creating a huge gathering there, with agitating students checking vehicle documents last few days.
5 August 2018
Road crash, then what?
Violation of rules by transport operators and drivers remains the main cause of fatalities and injuries on roads across the country.
26 July 2018
Bus driver, owner responsible for it
The driver of a bus that veered into a ditch killing 18 passengers last month fell asleep at the wheel, a probe has found.
3 July 2018
UNOs under scanner
A government move to collect personal informationofUpazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs)has sparked anger and dissatisfaction within the
1 July 2018
Road Crashes: Tragedies on for inaction
Come road tragedies, come rhetorical reactions. Probe committees are formed, recommendations made and all left to be forgotten till the next major crashes.
24 June 2018
Anarchy rules transport sector
With the government failing to regulate the so-called “seating service” bus operators in the capital, the buses continue to charge extra every day.
26 May 2018
7 app-based transport services apply for BRTA registration
Although over two dozen app-based transport services are available in Dhaka, only seven companies have applied for registration with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) within the one-month deadline which expired on May 18.
21 May 2018
Couldn't care less
The government call for renewing motor vehicles' fitness certificates largely went in vain as owners of only 16 out of over 56,000 vehicles that did not obtain the certificate in more than a decade responded within the deadline of April 30.
20 May 2018
3-wheelers to have more fuel options
The government has made a move to amend the four-stroke three-wheeler service guideline to allow the vehicles to use any gas.
25 April 2018
When time fails to heal
Renuka Barai trod lightly on the edge of a hyacinth-filled low-land which once housed the ill-fated Rana Plaza factory complex. She stopped at the western side, a vacant look across her face.
24 April 2018
Runaway Train: Tongi station master at fault
The station master of Tongi Railway Station did not follow due procedure, resulting in a runaway train and its derailment on Sunday,
19 April 2018
55,000 without fitness clearance
Over 55,000 vehicles, including 3,740 belonging to different ministries and government agencies, have not had their fitness certificates renewed for more than a decade in breach of rules, official data showed.
7 April 2018
War Crimes Cases: 23 appeals await disposal at SC
Appeals filed by convicted war criminals or the government with the Supreme Court have been piling up as the apex court did not hear
22 March 2018
34 CASES AGAINST KHALEDA
Trial of the Gatco graft case is pending with the Special Judge's Court-3 of Dhaka. The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case on
7 February 2018
VIP LANE? What about people's?
Dhaka's road traffic earned a horrendous feat quite a long ago. Be it day or night, the roads remain clogged with thousands of vehicles
5 February 2018