doctors

Beware ‘deepfakes’ of famous doctors promoting scams: experts

Social media is being flooded by digitally created "deepfake" videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn.

Doctor or not? BMDC’s contested call on medical assistants

This new decision allows medical assistants to use the prefix of “Doctor” or “Dr” before their names and practice independently, a move that has led to strong reactions from the medical community.

Doctors, engineers grab a third of civil admin jobs

The general cadre jobs in the civil service have become so lucrative that even medical and engineering graduates are queuing up for them, giving up careers in the two highly specialised fields.

Don't make a mockery of a noble profession

Take exemplary action against absentee doctors

DGHS raids on illegal clinics expose the rot in health sector

Health authorities must ensure proper follow-up actions

Stop private practice of govt-appointed doctors

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday sent a legal notice to the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to stop private practice of government-appointed doctors within 24 hours.

Six doctors for 70,000 inmates

If you are poor and in jail for some reason and you happen to be seriously ill, you are probably out of luck. But if you are a rich inmate or have political clout, you do not even need to be sick to have extended holidays at the country's leading government hospitals.

First operation on Muktamoni 'successful'

A week after doctors found the existence of a tumour in an artery of her arm, Muktamoni undergoes a “successful” operation at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

SC releases full verdict asking BSMMU to reinstate 140 doctors

The Supreme Court (SC) releases the full verdict directing authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to reinstate its 140 doctors whose appointment process were declared illegal by the High Court.

September 15, 2024
September 15, 2024

Beware ‘deepfakes’ of famous doctors promoting scams: experts

Social media is being flooded by digitally created "deepfake" videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn.

August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024

Doctor or not? BMDC’s contested call on medical assistants

This new decision allows medical assistants to use the prefix of “Doctor” or “Dr” before their names and practice independently, a move that has led to strong reactions from the medical community.

June 22, 2024
June 22, 2024

Doctors, engineers grab a third of civil admin jobs

The general cadre jobs in the civil service have become so lucrative that even medical and engineering graduates are queuing up for them, giving up careers in the two highly specialised fields.

September 16, 2022
September 16, 2022

Don't make a mockery of a noble profession

Take exemplary action against absentee doctors

May 30, 2022
May 30, 2022

DGHS raids on illegal clinics expose the rot in health sector

Health authorities must ensure proper follow-up actions

January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019

Stop private practice of govt-appointed doctors

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday sent a legal notice to the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to stop private practice of government-appointed doctors within 24 hours.

October 26, 2017
October 26, 2017

Six doctors for 70,000 inmates

If you are poor and in jail for some reason and you happen to be seriously ill, you are probably out of luck. But if you are a rich inmate or have political clout, you do not even need to be sick to have extended holidays at the country's leading government hospitals.

August 12, 2017
August 12, 2017

First operation on Muktamoni 'successful'

A week after doctors found the existence of a tumour in an artery of her arm, Muktamoni undergoes a “successful” operation at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

August 10, 2017
August 10, 2017

SC releases full verdict asking BSMMU to reinstate 140 doctors

The Supreme Court (SC) releases the full verdict directing authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to reinstate its 140 doctors whose appointment process were declared illegal by the High Court.

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

Doors shut on 160 doctors of key Dhaka hospital

The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has not been allowing 160 doctors, recruited in 2005, to attend their offices since Wednesday.