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At least 86 government healthcare facilities across Bangladesh have remained non-operational for years due to a severe shortage of manpower, despite the government spending at least Tk 4,258 crore (Tk 42.58 billion) on their construction. Although the buildings and medical equipment are in place, t

The cost of Phase-3 of the Sayedabad Water Treatment Plant Project, a key initiative aimed at addressing Dhaka's water shortage, has increased by nearly four times. Initially estimated at around Tk 4,500 crore, the project now exceeds Tk 16,000 crore. Meanwhile, the similar Gandharbpur Water Treatm

Dhaka: A Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) deputy manager, who also served for more than six years as the personal secretary (PS) to the corporation's chairman, has allegedly amassed assets worth hundreds of millions of taka, including a multi-storey building in Dhaka, multiple apartments, land

Eleven out of the 12 mail vans provided to the Department of Posts for transporting seasonal fruits have instead been handed over to the private logistics company Bili, where they are being used to deliver parcels for e-commerce platforms, including Daraz, rather than mangoes or other seasonal produ

Customers who paid the full price for land in Century Kuakata Model Town in Kuakata, Patuakhali, in 2016 are still waiting to receive their promised plots even in 2026. Instead of handing over the plots, Century Group allegedly charged several times the official government registration fees, inclu

Since 1981, the currently activities banned Awami League has used the address 23 Bangabandhu Avenue, Gulistan as its central party office. However, the land on which the building stands was originally owned by a Pakistani citizen. After Bangladesh’s Liberation War, the original owner never returned

Unprecedented conditions introduced at a Chattogram Port's tender allegedly for favoring two particular companies, stakeholders alleged. Sources said, the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has initiated a process to appoint a new contractor for transporting empty containers between yards within the

In Inani, Cox’s Bazar, the Chuti Group is selling shares of a project on 65 bighas of land with the promise of building a five-star hotel and luxury villas. Customers are told that by purchasing shares in the ‘Chuti Beach Resort’ project, they will receive guaranteed monthly profits. However, in rea

Over the past 15 years, the government has failed to achieve its inflation-control targets in 11 out of 15 national budgets. In some years, actual inflation exceeded the targets announced by finance ministers by as much as 4.5 percentage points. As a result, ordinary citizens have faced increasing

Despite government directives to halt public funded foreign travel, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is reportedly preparing to send a high-level delegation to China using its own financial resources. The plan include the Prime Minister’s ICT, Telecommunications, and Pos

Md. Mamun Meah, Miya Mamun, Mamun Miya. The same individual, yet on paper he appears under multiple names. He has been using at least three National Identity Cards (NIDs). Although the ID number is the same, different names have been shown on each document. Asia Post has obtained three TIN certific

A joint study by the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has identified Airport Road and the Jatrabari crossroads as the most dangerous locations for fatal road accidents in the capital Dhaka. The findings were published in a report titled “Road Safety Situati

A total of 185 individuals were recruited to the Department of Immigration and Passports through outsourcing without any public recruitment notice. Among them, 112 are residents of Akabpur village in Tarail Upazila of Kishoreganj. The recruitment was reportedly completed secretly just one month be

A series of serious allegations, including academic certificate forgery, obtaining benefits through false identity, unauthorized halal certification activities, and filing legal cases based on forged documents, have surfaced against Muhibbullahil Baqi, the newly appointed Director General (DG) of th