4d ago| Hospitals

Cox’s Bazar hospital gets new outpatient department

A new outpatient department complex for the 250-bed district hospital in Cox’s Bazar, funded by UNHCR, began operations yesterday.

5d ago| Healthcare

Patient admission at BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital from Jan 23

The authorities at BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital will start admitting patients from January 23, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

5d ago| Hospitals

Patients again protest dialysis cost hike at CMCH

Protesting the recent cost hike for dialysis at Chattogram Medical College Hospital, kidney patients and their relatives staged demonstrations in front of the hospital today once again.

2 Hospital projects: Three sued for embezzling Tk 43.67 crore

A staffer of Tejgaon Health Complex in connivance with two businesspeople misappropriated about Tk 43.67 crore by producing fake bills for two projects, found a probe by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Shishu Hospital: Pneumonia centre launched

A new centre to treat childhood pneumonia was launched at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute in Dhaka yesterday.

The poor suffer, as usual

Hundreds of people from lower-income backgrounds in the haor and tea garden areas in Moulvibazar depend on the Rajnagar Upazila Health Complex for affordable medical treatment.

January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023

Cox’s Bazar hospital gets new outpatient department

A new outpatient department complex for the 250-bed district hospital in Cox’s Bazar, funded by UNHCR, began operations yesterday.

January 10, 2023
January 10, 2023

Patient admission at BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital from Jan 23

The authorities at BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital will start admitting patients from January 23, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

January 10, 2023
January 10, 2023

Patients again protest dialysis cost hike at CMCH

Protesting the recent cost hike for dialysis at Chattogram Medical College Hospital, kidney patients and their relatives staged demonstrations in front of the hospital today once again.

January 8, 2023
January 8, 2023

There are no unauthorised clinics in Dhaka, says health minister

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque told parliament today that there are no unauthorised clinics operating in the capital.

January 5, 2023
January 5, 2023

Prime Bank Foundation to build 500-bed hospital

The Prime Bank Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic initiative of Prime Bank Limited, is set to build an international standard 500-bed hospital at a cost Tk 700 crore in Dhaka Ashulia.

December 5, 2022
December 5, 2022

ACC files case against 2 govt healthcare professionals

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed two separate cases against a couple, both government healthcare professionals, for amassing around Tk 5 crore illegally.

November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022

Tannery workers demand 50-bed hospital

The Tannery Workers Union (TWU) yesterday demanded a 50-bed specialised hospital for the treatment of workers at the Savar tannery hub,

November 25, 2022
November 25, 2022

AL govt always prioritised health sector: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her Awami League government always keeps the development of health sector as its top priority.

November 18, 2022
November 18, 2022

‘Research, database crucial for cancer treatment’

The treatment arrangement for cancer patients could not be arranged in a planned way due to the absence of comprehensive research and a database on this fatal disease in the country, speakers at an event said yesterday.

November 16, 2022
November 16, 2022

Unchecked infections: When hospitals turn deadly

Sheikh Abdul Alam, 96, was admitted to a private hospital on December 20, 2021, with a broken hip from a fall.