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
June 4, 2016
No solution to ease traffic congestion
With Dhaka's perennial traffic congestion getting worse by the day, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has given no solution to improve the situation other than some ideas he has been spouting about for years.
March 2, 2016
Imams' role vital, but left untapped
Imams, who provide religious guidance to local communities, are worldwide considered a key element in the fight against religious extremism. But Bangladesh is not getting the most out of them mainly due to flawed policies, experts say.
February 13, 2016
Big boost for trade, travel
Conversion work of two major highways into dual carriageways is in the final stage and it will boost trade and travel in a major way. Travel times will be cut drastically once the work of broadening the highways, Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Mymensingh, is finished this June. There have been delays stretching into years in the completion of the projects. Costs also went up considerably, but the works are expected to be completed by middle of this year.
December 28, 2015
Signs are very alarming
The recovery of a sophisticated sniper rifle and military suits in Chittagong yesterday and Friday's suicide blast at an Ahmadiyya mosque in Rajshahi are alarming additions to the country's security situation, says a security analyst.
December 3, 2015
A missed opportunity for Bangladesh
It is a common phenomenon in many developing countries that government officials show a keen interest in attending conferences...
November 28, 2015
Ensuring pedestrians' safety top priority
More than 130 countries have made a commitment to making their roads safer for users, especially the most vulnerable pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, by improving and enforcing laws and developing sustainable public transport.
November 12, 2015
Radicalism growing freely
The fight against rising extremism sees no results mainly for three reasons -- problems within law enforcement agencies, poor political will of the government and a general inability of the masses and even a section of law enforcers to separate religion from radicalism.
October 22, 2015
‘Unfit vehicles are tricking time bombs’ on roads in Bangladesh
Taking unfit vehicles off the roads is crucial to improving road safety as more people get killed in crashes involving such vehicles.
October 20, 2015
Roads of Bangladesh highly unsafe for pedestrians
Thirty-two percent of the people who die on the roads of Bangladesh every year are pedestrians, says a global report on road safety, exposing how deadly the roads are for pedestrians. The pedestrian mortality rate is 10 percent higher than the global average, according to the Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015 released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva yesterday.
October 9, 2015
Bangladesh’s railway reels from manpower crisis
Lingering shortage of train operators and other essential staff for the past two decades has hobbled the services of Bangladesh Railway, the largest public transport sector in the country. Years of attrition, corruption, interference in appointments from powerful quarters and legal wrangling are responsible for the sorry state of the once most effective and cheap transport system for millions.
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