The 250-bed General Hospital in Jhenaidah, the district’s main public healthcare facility serving nearly 20 lakh people, is facing acute shortages of manpower and critical medical equipment, raising concerns over patient care and forcing many critically ill patients to seek treatment elsewhere.

Around half of the patients receiving treatment at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka’s Moghbazar left the facility by yesterday evening, a day after the government cancelled the licence of the 700-bed private hospital following the deaths of six newborns there last month.

The licence of Ad-din Medical College Hospital, where six newborns tragically died last month, has been cancelled, effectively stripping the 700-bed private hospital of its permit to operate.

Dr Mamunur Rashid made OSD and attached to DGHS

Hospital announces free lifetime treatment and compensation for affected families

Hospital asked to explain why its licence should not be cancelled following probe findings

Probe committee examined six issues

Says eight upazila health complexes already upgraded to 100-bed; remaining 492 to be expanded under govt decision

Also directs expedited implementation of 1,000-bed Bangladesh-China Friendship Hospital in Nilphamari

Even after four years since its inauguration, the 50-bed Islamic Mission Hospital, Sirta in Mymensingh Sadar upazila has yet to become fully operational due to acute staff shortage.

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.

Patients at the Mathbaria Upazila Health Complex in Pirojpur are facing severe hardship as construction of the hospital’s new building has remained suspended for the last 10 months, badly affecting both indoor and outdoor services.

The 250-bed Bagerhat District Hospital, the only major public healthcare facility for nearly 20 lakh people in the district, is struggling to provide critical services, as its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has remained non-operational for nearly 11 months, while expensive diagnostic equipment lies unused.

The Narsingdi Sadar Hospital has long been grappling with a severe manpower shortage and poor infrastructure.

Patient admissions at the only 20-bed Chest Disease Hospital in the Rangpur division have remained suspended since June after the stoppage of dietary supply for inpatients.

Rashel Chakma of Kalindipur in Rangamati has been suffering from kidney disease for nearly two years and requires dialysis twice a week. His mother, Usha Chakma, said since Rangamati General Hospital has no dialysis facility, Rashel must travel to a private hospital in Chattogram for treatment.

Academic activities at Noakhali Medical College have been severely hampered due to a shortage of teachers and poor infrastructure.

Crucial breast cancer screening at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has remained unavailable for nearly three years after the hospital’s lone mammography machine went out of order in 2022.

The Paranganj Hospital in Mymensingh, built to provide healthcare services to people of remote shoal areas, has remained largely non-functional even 22 years after its establishment.

The 250-bed General Hospital in Tangail has been struggling to provide adequate healthcare services due to a severe shortage of doctors and other staff.