The 112-kilometre Circular Waterway around Dhaka, a project with immense potential linking five rivers and connecting four river ports, is losing its significance due to neglect and ineffective planning by authorities, experts say. The previous government, they said, failed to deliver a fully functional circular waterway despite initial promises. Significant funds were
Author: Shafikul Islam, UNB
Dhaka’s streets overrun by unfit vehicles
Despite government initiatives to regulate vehicles, unfit and unregistered vehicles continue to dominate the streets of Dhaka, raisning road safety concerns and the risk of accidents. Officials said authorities have the capacity to act only against registered vehicles that lack fitness clearance. But, thousands of unregistered vehicles, operating without undergoing mandatory
No clarity on smart driving licence cards
A prolonged dispute between the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and its contracted supplier, Indian-based Madras Security Printers (MSP), is exacerbating the wait times for applicants seeking smart driving licence cards. The backlog of applications for these essential cards has now reached 610,000, with no guarantee as to when applicants will
Treatment of rare SMA disease available in country
Parents of children suffering from rare disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) find a ray of hope as the journey of a full-fledged neuromuscular disease treatment centre has started in the country. Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic disease affects the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, and voluntary muscle