Nation gasps under toxic skies / Air pollution driving up respiratory diseases
14 March 2026, 03:46 AM
The outdoor department of the country’s premier respiratory treatment facility in the capital’s Mohakhali was so packed with patients that staffers were struggling to manage the crowd.
14 March 2026, 03:46 AM
US-Israel war on Iran: Govt moves to ensure power for hospitals
12 March 2026, 02:26 AM
The health ministry has taken a series of initiatives to ensure uninterrupted medical services and safeguard the supply of medicines and vaccines amid concerns over power supply triggered by the ongoing US–Israel war on Iran.
12 March 2026, 02:26 AM
World Kidney Day: When dialysis means distress
11 March 2026, 02:29 AM
92% of families with kidney patients face financial struggles; cases rising every year
11 March 2026, 02:29 AM
Survival odds grim for victims of gas fires
7 March 2026, 03:06 AM
Doctors say inhalation injury, higher burn percentages reduce survival chances
7 March 2026, 03:06 AM
e-Health Card: What is it and how will it benefit you?
4 March 2026, 21:48 PM
All medical records will be stored permanently on the card
4 March 2026, 21:48 PM
Contraceptive shortage turns alarming
28 February 2026, 01:52 AM
An acute shortage of contraceptives has hit the country as more than one-third of the 487 upazilas have run out of all types of government-supplied contraceptives, raising fears of a spike in unwanted or unplanned pregnancies.
28 February 2026, 01:52 AM
Surge in mosquitos: Health ministry to test insecticide effectiveness
25 February 2026, 02:59 AM
Amid a surge in mosquitoes over the past month, the health ministry has initiated a move to check whether the insecticide used to kill mosquitoes is effective.
25 February 2026, 02:59 AM
Amid mosquito surge, health ministry to test insecticide effectiveness
24 February 2026, 21:33 PM
Heath minister and state minister to inspect Dhaka city corporation storage facilities
24 February 2026, 21:33 PM
Rising Rail Fatalities: Unmanned level crossings to blame
Rail-related fatalities are on the rise as over 80 percent level crossings, authorised and unauthorised, in the country are unprotected.
16 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Rickshaw Ban: Sudden move to trouble commuters
Three major streets in the capital are off limits to rickshaws from today with experts saying the “hasty” move without any alternative arrangements is all set to put many commuters in trouble.
6 July 2019, 18:00 PM
4,200km of roads in bad condition
Around 25 percent roads under the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) across the country are in “poor, bad or very bad” condition, and fixing those would require Tk 10,679 crore in the current fiscal year, an RHD survey has found.
30 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Killer sought to eliminate community
His contribution to the society was immense. From healthcare to education, all the work he did in his lifetime was solely for a benevolent purpose.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM
India keen on delivering 20 locomotives
India is positive about Bangladesh’s proposal seeking 20 railway engines from them, according to a delegation led by the Ministry of Railways that held meetings with their Indian counterparts last week.
23 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Want a bike? Get a licence
With an aim to reduce the gap between the numbers of motorbikes on the road and rider licence holders, having at least a learner’s licence has been made mandatory for buying a bike.
23 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Ride-Sharing Companies: Registration to start July 1
The government has set July 1 to start registration of ride-sharing service providers, 17 months after the formulation of the guidelines.
19 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Guideline for slow-moving vehicles on the cards
Amid growing number of road accidents involving slow-moving vehicles on highways, the government has decided to formulate a guideline to control movement of these vehicles.
16 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Mega but slow
In 2010, the government decided to construct a 128-kilometre (km) metre gauge rail track to link Chattogram with tourist town Cox’s Bazar at a cost of Tk 1,852.35 crore.
13 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Bailey Bridges: Waiting to come apart
Truckers overloading their vehicles and getting on Bailey bridges is causing frequent collapse of the temporary structures, some of which are decades old.
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM
River Erosion: Govt plans to allocate Tk 100cr for victims
The government is planning to allocate Tk 100 crore to rehabilitate the victims of river erosion across the country.
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Going home, mostly happy
With his seven-month-old nephew on his lap, Mohammad Shohag, along with his siblings, was seen waiting at the Kamalapur Railway Station to catch the Nilphamari-bound Nilsagar Express.
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Trouble in Tongi, beyond
With every Eid comes a concern: How to get home?
Almost every time, the holidaymakers go through nightmarish experience on highways, thanks to traffic jams caused by poor road conditions and traffic management.
28 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Road Transport Law: BRTA misses 4 deadlines for drafting rules
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has failed to meet four deadlines to prepare the draft of the rules for the Road Transport Act-2018, halting implementation of the law.
21 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Rickety boats putting lives at risk
Apart from thousands of unregistered vessels, nearly half the registered ones ply the country’s inland waterways without the mandatory annual fitness licences.
19 May 2019, 18:00 PM
New bridges to ease hassles for Eid homegoers
Two more bridges on the Meghna and Gumti rivers are all set to open to traffic next week.
18 May 2019, 18:00 PM
72pc rail engines on deathbed
With 72 percent locomotives of Bangladesh Railway already crossing their economic life, the government considers hiring locomotives from India for the first time to help the railway overcome the crisis.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM
UN Road Safety Week: Bangladesh to observe it for first time
Bangladesh will observe the United Nations Global Road Safety Week this year for the first time aiming to raise awareness about road safety to prevent road accidents.
24 April 2019, 18:00 PM
From digital to manual
Fitness checks of all buses and trucks registered with BRTA Mirpur office are being done manually, as the only automated vehicle inspection system that had been working broke down three months ago.
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Rajib's Death in Race of Buses: No compensation, no justice yet
One year has gone by but the family members of Rajib Hossain, who died after losing his hand that got stuck between two buses in the capital, neither got justice nor any compensation.
2 April 2019, 18:00 PM