The much-needed BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital, first of its kind in the country, will be inaugurated today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked physicians to dedicate themselves to serve people and take care of patients properly.

Pabna Mental Hospital has been struggling to provide services to patients for at least two months due to the lack of supply of necessary food, medicine and other materials.

The health directorate has closed down 592 private hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres, and blood banks during the ongoing drive that kicked off on Monday.

The civil surgeon of Chattogram has ordered to halt all operations of two private hospitals in the port city as various irregularities were found by a team from his office during inspection today (August 29, 2022).

Cancer patients in Chattogram have been suffering for over a week as the radiotherapy machine at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has gone out of order on August 16.

Students and intern doctors at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital yesterday suspended their ongoing strike over the attack on fellows and harassment of a female intern doctor.

The strike that started on Monday to protest the attack on students of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and harassment of a trainee doctor continued yesterday as well.

Two separate cases were filed yesterday over the attack on two students of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and harassment of an intern doctor.

In its first major foray in Bangladesh, India’s Apollo Hospitals group has announced that it has signed a brand licensing operations and management agreement with Chattogam-based Imperial Hospital Ltd for a super-speciality hospital in the port city.

The government has taken a plan to set up burn units in five divisional medical colleges and hospitals in the country with Saudi Arabian funding, Health Minister Zahid Maleque told parliament yesterday.

The government has taken plans to set up eight burn units across the country.

Chattogram Medical College Hospital, the only tertiary level hospital in the greater Chattogram region, has been upgraded from 1,313 beds to 2,200.

The ongoing drives against unauthorised private hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres and other outfits is positive, but not enough, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said today.

The health directorate has shut down 185 more unauthorised private hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres, and blood banks as the countrywide drive stepped to the fourth day yesterday (May 31, 2022).

A mobile court sealed three private clinics and hospitals and also fined three others in Tangail today on various charges, including operating business without licences.

The health directorate has ordered closure of all unregistered private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres by tomorrow afternoon.

Savar Upazila Health Department during a drive today (May 26, 2022) sealed off two private clinics in the area on charge of various irregularities.

Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) has shut down its Covid Unit as it lacked patients.

While healthcare is quite accessible for city residents, people living in rural areas are far less fortunate. This is where “Jibon Tari”, a floating hospital aptly named according to the service it provides, creates an impact. The hospital has been sailing through the major rivers of the country, making healthcare accessible for rural citizens.