Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

As major political parties prepare to roll out their election manifestos, health experts say that ensuring quality primary healthcare for all and reducing high out-of-pocket expenditure should be their top priority.

Bangladesh has formally begun the accreditation process for medical education, with the Bangladesh Medical Education Accreditation Council (BMEAC) accrediting two government medical colleges for the first time to ensure quality education.

Gas supply to thousands of homes in different parts of the capital came to a complete or partial halt yesterday morning after a key valve on a distribution line burst.

It was nearly impossible to figure out that the two-storey building was in fact a 20-bed hospital.

Health ministry reduced hundreds of medical seats over inadequate facilities, manpower

Health services faced disruptions throughout the year, as shortages of medicines, equipment and contraceptives left thousands of people without much-needed care following the scrapping of a decades-long operational arrangement.

Radhika Das, a five‑month‑old girl from Brahmanbaria’s Bancharampur upazila, caught a cold on Friday.

The government’s family planning programme has been hit by a fund crunch and manpower shortage, with the supply of contraceptives dwindling steadily over the last few years, say officials.