Some 19 areas of Dhaka North and South city corporations have been identified as the high-risk red zones for coronavirus transmission, according to an analysis report released on Saturday. Ten of the areas are under DSCC and nine under DNCC with having over31 percent infection rate, the report rev

The government has decided to distribute cash instead of food to the poor under various safety net programmes and others hit hard by the pandemic. The low food stock in its storages has forced the government to take such a decision. The food grain stock in public warehouses is one of the lowest i

Bangladesh observes the World Health Day 2021 as elsewhere in the world today (Wednesday), amid the country's health sector managers facing widespread criticism. This year's theme of the day is 'Building a Fairer, Healthier World'. The health sector has so far achieved notable growth, but that ha

The accountability system of the country is still very weak even 50 years after independence regardless of the existence of individuals and institutions that should have been playing a role to protect the rights of citizens, a noted rights activist has observed. A lack of confidence in society, in

Water tariffs under the Dhaka WASA are unlikely to be hiked immediately, its chairman told the FE on Tuesday. The DWASA board has put on hold the proposed 5.0 per cent tariff hike of water for residential and commercial use this year taking into consideration ongoing pandemic situation. "The prop

Bangladesh has decided not to allow human trial of any Covid vaccine of the four producers proposed earlier. But any renowned pharmaceutical company, which produces vaccine, may be allowed similar production here. The decision was made at a vaccine trial-related meeting on Sunday. Last Friday, d

Dhaka city reels from traffic mess, as two city corporations are running without any traffic engineers (TEs) responsible for road and signal design, and other remedial acts. According to transport experts, most traffic infrastructure is now being built based on short-term manual data, which are

Two more pharmaceutical companies, one Chinese and one Indian, expressed intention to conduct the third phase trial of their Covid vaccines in Bangladesh. Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company - Institute of Medical Biology and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - and Indian state-owned Bhar