PM inaugurates 500-bed building at National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital
15 August 2026
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Hospitals
15 doctors against 81 posts at Barguna hospital
9 August 2026
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Hospitals
Attendance at public hospitals: Govt to use GPS to monitor staffers
4 August 2026
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Hospitals
Ad-din gets its licence back on conditions
28 July 2026
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Hospitals
Public hospitals stretched far beyond capacity
26 July 2026
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Hospitals
Ad-din to be re-inspected
14 July 2026
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Hospitals
Jhenaidah hospital hit by staff, equipment shortages
20 June 2026
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Hospitals
Half of patients leave Ad-din after licence revoked
13 June 2026
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Hospitals
Ad-din hospital’s licence cancelled
12 June 2026
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Hospitals
Suhrawardy Hospital director removed days after DAB protest
7 June 2026
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Hospitals
Charity hospital struggling to stay afloat
Joynal Abedin, a resident of Mymensingh Sadar upazila, established a charity hospital -- Momtaz Hospital -- with his life’s savings to provide medical support to poor people in his locality and other neighbouring villages.
26 December 2023
Pneumonia Surge: Shishu Hospital overwhelmed by patients
With an oxygen mask on and a cannula attached to one hand, three-year-old Farhana Akhtar was lying in her bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Institute, still struggling to breathe.
23 December 2023
Jamalpur General Hospital: ICU locked for 8 years
The intensive care unit at Jamalpur General Hospital has remained unused since its inauguration, depriving heart patients of required treatment for years.
29 November 2023
Baufal Upazila Health complex: Operation theatre locked for 2 years
The only operation theatre of the 50-bed Baufal Upazila Health Complex has not been operational for the past two years, causing immense suffering to people.
9 November 2023
Hospitals must follow guideline for C-sections
The High Court yesterday directed the government to take steps to make it compulsory for all hospitals and clinics to follow the relevant guidelines for cesarean sections to prevent unnecessary operations.
12 October 2023
Shishu Bikash Kendra at DMCH: Helping children thrive
Young parents Parul and Mijan became concerned when their only child, 16-month-old Aytullah, was having trouble standing up or sitting down -- activities that kids his age would easily perform.
5 October 2023
Evercare Hospital observes Heart Day
Evercare Hospital Dhaka recently organised a patient forum to observe World Heart Day 2023, said a press release.
4 October 2023
Hospital runs without inpatient service
The 50-bed Tarakanda Upazila Health Complex, which started its journey nearly two years ago, is yet to start providing inpatient service, causing immense sufferings to treatment seekers.
30 September 2023
Cardiac Implants For Children: Top hospitals using unauthorised devices
Unauthorised companies are smuggling a number of cardiac medical devices into the country and selling those to some of Dhaka’s top public and private hospitals without proper vetting, raising questions about health regulations and patient safety.
29 September 2023
Madhabpur health complex: X-ray room locked for 16 years
The X-ray room at the 50-bed Madhabpur upazila health complex in Habiganj has been out of service for around 16 years.
10 August 2023
Rise In Dengue Patients: DMCH faces acute shortage of beds
Twenty-year-old Mohammad Sakib was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday as he was experiencing severe weakness -- a dengue symptom that is considered a “warning sign”.
8 August 2023
Pvt hospitals, perform unnecessary C-sections
Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said caesarean sections are being performed at private clinics and hospitals unnecessarily when patients seek childbirth assistance.
2 August 2023
Free up more beds for dengue patients
Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday asked all public hospitals to increase beds for dengue patients.
25 July 2023
500 beds, 1,500 patients
The 500-bed Khulna Medical College Hospital is currently treating over 1,500 patients on a daily basis.
18 July 2023
Doctors suspend strike after Central Hospital physicians get bail
Doctors of private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres today suspended their strike after two of their fellow physicians were granted bail in a case filed over the death of a mother and her newborn at Dhaka's Central Hospital during a C-section operation
18 July 2023
Pvt Hospitals, Diagnostics: Patients suffer as doctors go on strike
Services for outpatients were suspended as doctors at private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres began their two-day strike yesterday to demand the release of two physicians.
17 July 2023
Graft in public hospitals costs Tk 459cr in 5yrs
The government has suffered losses amounting to Tk 459 crore thanks to irregularities at different public healthcare institutions, found four different compliance audit reports.
27 June 2023
BSMMU recruitment anomalies: Govt to look into allegations
The government will look into the allegations of irregularities at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today
7 June 2023
Jibon Tari floating hospital celebrates 24th anniversary
Jibon Tari, the first floating hospital in Bangladesh, celebrated its 24th anniversary today on the bank of Arial Kha river at Mirganj in Barishal's Babuganj upazila..The special day was observed with a simple ceremony, recalling the contribution of those who had dedicated their efforts an
10 April 2023
Govt Hospitals: 51 begin serving outpatients after working hours
A total of 51 public hospitals have started serving outpatients after regular working hours in exchange for fees, read a press release.
30 March 2023