Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

No one will be allowed to register a new or used motor vehicle without scrapping a vehicle that has exceeded its economic life, according to a new government guideline.

The government has, for the first time, formulated a posting and transfer guideline for government doctors to make human resource management in the health sector more effective, transparent and people-orientated.

Bangladesh’s healthcare system has become capable of meeting the majority of domestic demand, but chronic mismanagement and poor planning are draining nearly four-fifths of the sector’s public spending, according to AM Shamim, general secretary of the Bangladesh Private Hospital, Clinic and Diagnostic Owners Association.

When major political parties highlighted health issues prominently in their election manifestos, many of their plans lacked clarity in terms of implementation, with some pledges appearing highly ambitious, experts said.

Nearly half the patients in a rural upazila are suffering from tobacco-related cancer, indicating tobacco use is a major factor driving the country’s growing cancer burden.

Over 3,200 doctors are set to join field-level services within the next 10 days, providing a major boost to healthcare, particularly in rural areas.

Just 17 days before the national election, the interim administration yesterday cleared a massive wave of infrastructure and social spending, authorising 25 new and revised projects with a combined price tag of Tk 45,191 crore.

The government is set to build a 1,000-bed hospital in Nilphamari at a cost of Tk 2,459 crore, with most of the funds supposed to be coming from China, to improve access to modern healthcare in the northern region.

Following the merger of the health ministry’s two divisions yesterday, health authorities will now reorganise services at directorate and field levels to improve coordination and service delivery, officials said.

Following the merger of the health ministry’s two divisions yesterday, health authorities will now reorganise services at directorate and field levels to improve coordination and service delivery, officials said.

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.

The advisory council yesterday approved an anti-tobacco ordinance, expanding the definition of tobacco products and introducing several new provisions to control their use, particularly emerging ones.

Draft ordinance proposes easing some punitive measures against doctors for rules violations