Author - Rashidul Hasan

BRTA orders front number plates for motorcycles

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has asked motorcycle and scooter owners to install number plates on the front of

17 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

BRTA orders front number plates for motorcycles

Govt pushes for single-company bus service on 6 Dhaka routes

Two routes targeted by 25 October, though bus owners raise concerns over directorship distribution in newly merged firms

16 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

Govt pushes for single-company bus service on 6 Dhaka routes

Dhaka’s music schools hit a wrong note

Dhaka’s city-run music schools face irregular classes, outdated listings, poor facilities and delayed certificates, discouraging students and guardians.

14 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

Staff hired for dengue lab that doesn’t exist

A World Bank-funded Bangladesh urban health project hired 240 staff, including 186 for a dengue lab still awaiting construction, raising

08 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

Staff hired for dengue lab that doesn’t exist

AC condensate: From a problem to a sustainable water-use solution!

05 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper

They help set job criteria, then get hired despite falling short

Three specialists hired for a World Bank funded urban health project allegedly lack required qualifications, while questions arise over altered

30 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

They help set job criteria, then get hired despite falling short

Foreign trips by irrelevant officials continue despite curbs

The government has recently issued an order allowing the chief accounts officer of Dhaka North City Corporation and the public

19 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

Foreign trips by irrelevant officials continue despite curbs

Rail crippled as engine, coach, and driver shortages deepen

Severe shortages of locomotives, passenger coaches, and drivers have pushed Bangladesh Railway (BR) into a deep operational crisis, frequently stranding

19 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

Rail crippled as engine, coach, and driver shortages deepen

Attendance checks raise questions over DSCC zone officers’ role

16 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

Another example of poor planning

2km section of Tk1,014cr road completed as DWASA seeks pipeline excavation

15 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

DSCC, DNCC lose revenue amid lack of transparency in social service fees

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) are losing substantial amounts in social service fees from

05 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

DSCC, DNCC lose revenue amid lack of transparency in social service fees

Access fee code change adds to RTI woes

Information seekers in Bangladesh face challenges accessing information due to a lack of commissioners and a complicated fee system, raising

02 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper

Waste disposal caught between public resistance and open dumping

Local government bodies are struggling to manage mounting household waste as communities increasingly oppose secondary transfer stations (STSs) and disposal

29 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper