Lot of actions, little result!
Hold meetings, make decisions and then forget all about them. This has been the practice of successive governments regarding road safety in the past three decades. Since the mid-80s, each government has undertaken numerous initiatives to reduce road crashes, but they are gathering dust at the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry.
6y ago
Civil Service Reform Plans: Doomed all along
All the successive governments made moves to reform the civil service but none of them brought about the much-needed changes due to lack of political will and resistance from a section of bureaucrats.
6y ago
Effective yet ignored
Traffic from Banasree, Badda, Rampura, and Hatirjheel used to converge on Pragati Sarani near Rampura TV station and it was a messy affair. Commuters previously feared the intersection but now a cheap U-loop has made a huge difference.
6y ago
Quota in Govt Jobs: Too complex a system
The quota system in Bangladesh civil service is extremely complex and cannot be implemented ensuring proportionate representation of all sections of the society, according to two former top bureaucrats of the country.
6y ago
Diary of a young radical
Since the emergence of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in mid-2014, the brutal ideology of the militant outfit has ensnared hundreds of young Bangladeshis, like it has brainwashed youth from across the globe.
6y ago
3 Major Bridges by Early Next Year: Dhaka-Ctg highway awaits relief
Opening of three new bridges on the Shitalakkhya, Meghna and Gumti rivers will reduce bottlenecks on Dhaka-Chittagong highway early next year.
6y ago
4-Lane Dhaka-Ctg Highway: Up for mending all too soon
RHD engineers and ministry officials who were involved with the project now squarely blame overloaded vehicles for the condition of the highway, known as the economic lifeline of Bangladesh. This highway is responsible for carrying 90 percent of the export and import volume.
6y ago
Traffic's trial with remotes
City authorities have tried out a host of “solutions” to control chaotic traffic over the decades. The result? All the money went down the drain and the situation turned from bad to worse.
6y ago
May 20, 2017
New axis of terror
Islamic State-inspired terror groups may catch the Asian region off-guard by using Rohingyas, the persecuted minorities of Myanmar.
May 16, 2017
A dying hospital
A couple of weeks ago, Dhanful Begum, a long-time asthma patient, had a sudden attack at her home in Dahagram of Lalmonirhat's Patgram upazila. Unfortunately, she had run out of inhaler and her condition deteriorated fast.
April 23, 2017
No thanks to technology
Technology seems to have made jobs easy for militants and difficult for crime busters. Facebook groups, YouTube videos and two highly secured apps -- Telegram and ProtectedText -- come in handy for militant outfits to spread hate and select or train would-be radicals in Bangladesh.
April 8, 2017
Indian Line of Credit: Fresh $5b likely amid slow use of previous $3b
Bangladesh has been slow in using up the previous $3 billion of Indian credit due to procedural flaws mainly on Dhaka's part.
March 19, 2017
What Bangladesh needs to do
"It is absolutely wrong to say that there is no IS presence or that the Holey Artisan attack was carried by home-grown terrorists. There is nothing "home-grown" about that attack. The attackers did not reflect anything home-grown."
February 16, 2017
Radicalisation of Youths: Families alone are not responsible
A Belgian mother, now in Bangladesh as part of her world tour against radicalism, said families alone should not be held responsible for the radicalisation of their youths.
February 13, 2017
17 deaths a day on roads this year
On an average, 17 people lost their lives every day on the country's roads and highways this year, according to Bangladesh Passengers' Welfare Association.
January 7, 2017
Crackdown on, so are covert militant activities
On November 2, someone from Dhaka entered the domain of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). Investigators found the cultural institute of
December 6, 2016
Mentally ill man languishes in jail
A month has gone by since mentally challenged Polash Mia landed in prison on charges of attacking and looting Hindu houses in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar upazila.
July 2, 2016
Faster travel to Mymensingh
Once you take the newly-constructed Dhaka-Mymensingh highway after the agonising 12-km journey from Abdullapur to Joydebpur
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