Severe gas and raw material shortages have halted production at five of Bangladesh’s seven fertilizer factories, deepening reliance on imports and fueling panic among farmers.
Bangladesh has about 1 million people awaiting cataract surgery, with rural women facing some of the steepest barriers to treatment, according to the Bangladesh Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (BSCRS).
More than 200 farmers in northern Bangladesh gathered at a fertilizer dealer’s warehouse Sunday and later broke in, taking 197 sacks of urea amid shortages, according to local media.
Bangladesh’s prisons are holding more than twice their designed capacity, placing severe pressure on medical care, sanitation, staff, and inmates’ basic rights, two experts said in a discussion organized by The Daily Star.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has carried out his first cabinet reshuffle, targeting performance and coordination problems while signaling that ministers will remain under review, The Daily Star reported Sunday.
A Bangladesh parliamentary committee has recommended replacing direct communication among stakeholders with digital and automated systems to curb corruption, harassment, and business costs.
Bangladesh has appointed Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun as chairman of Invest Bangladesh Authority under Prime Minister’s Office for a one-year contractual term, according to a government notification issued Sunday.
Bangladesh must increase fish production to meet growing demand without compromising food safety or quality, fisheries and livestock minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid said Sunday.
Bangladesh will establish four more engineering colleges and turn Dhaka Polytechnic Institute into a model institution as part of a push to expand technical education, education minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said on Sunday.
Forced retirements, repeated transfers, and unresolved promotion disputes are fueling uncertainty inside Bangladesh’s police force as officers face pressure to improve law and order, The Daily Star reported.
