Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

The government will resume the nationwide Vitamin A plus campaign after a suspension of more than a year, a gap experts say may have worsened the measles outbreak.

Weeks after the 100-bed Narsingdi District Hospital was approved for 150 additional beds, the district has now been granted a public medical college.

The health sector received the biggest boost in the proposed national budget for the next fiscal year, with a sharp increase in allocation and a package of tax concessions aimed at lowering healthcare costs for ordinary people.

The government has taken up a Tk 344 crore project to expand the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute, as the country’s largest children’s hospital struggles to meet rising demand for treatment, particularly during measles and dengue outbreaks.

An investigation by the Directorate General of Health Services has found clear negligence by hospital authorities, nurses, and staff, as well as the absence of an on-duty physician, to be responsible for the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in the capital’s Moghbazar last week.

Probe committee examined six issues

After a two-day lull during the Eid holiday, both suspected measles cases and hospital admissions have risen over the last four days, raising fresh concern.

Although the monsoon season is approaching, the health authorities have yet to take any initiative to conduct the pre-monsoon entomological survey that experts say is crucial for identifying mosquito breeding hotspots and preventing a major dengue outbreak.

The twin newborn boys of Mohammad Hasan Sardar were set to be discharged from Dhaka’s Ad-din Medical College Hospital on May 27, 2026 -- four days after coming into this world.

Say DGHS, victim families

Experts call for improving efficiency of agencies, simplifying processes for project approval, procurement

Mohammad Hasan Sardar says his twin sons fell ill in a hot, suffocating post-operative room

Mohammad Ali, with his left leg broken, lay on a bed at the emergency department of the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR).

Of them, 50,926 have left hospitals, including 1,023 in the last 24 hours, meaning more than 3,200 patients -- mostly children -- were still undergoing treatment at hospitals yesterday.

Six newborns died at Ad-Din Medical College in the capital’s Moghbazar yesterday morning, with health officials suspecting a technical failure in the hospital’s post-operative room may have caused the tragedy.

Deaths from measles and measles-like symptoms continue to rise in the country, with health authorities yesterday recording the highest daily toll since the outbreak began.

Measles-related deaths may continue for several more days as thousands of infected children remain hospitalised, although the outbreak is finally showing signs of slowing after a nationwide vaccination drive, health officials said.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) revised yesterday’s measles figures within a few hours of uploading the data to its website, lowering the numbers of suspected measles cases and hospital admissions.

Third major revision in two weeks raises questions

The BNP government has approved the first public medical college in its current term, with plans underway to establish seven more, as many established medical schools grapple with severe shortages of teachers and infrastructure.