City Mayor and President of the Hospital Management Committee Dr. Shahadat Hossain on Wednesday said that he would take steps to transform Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) into a clean, orderly, secure, and broker-free health facility. A dedicated cleaning initiative has commenced throug
Scotia Consultants, an immigration firm in Canada, has provided emergency medical equipment assistance worth Tk 40 million, including ventilators, to help deal with the ongoing measles situation in the country. Scotia Consultants President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Md Jamilur Rahim hand
More than 9,400 doctor positions remain vacant in government hospitals across Bangladesh, the health minister has told parliament. Speaking during a question-and-answer session on Wednesday, Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said 9,407 of the country’s 41,806 approved doctor posts are currently vaca
Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain on Wednesday said the government has taken a series of measures, including tannery relocation and waste-treatment facilities to prevent the use of hazardous tannery waste in poultry and fish feed production. “The use of tannery waste in poultry and
Eight more children have died from measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00 am on Wednesday, raising Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 639. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the latest eight deaths have be
The government has approved a proposal to procure vaccines worth Tk 4.12 billion (Tk 412.71 crore) through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for use under the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) during the 2025–26 fiscal year. The approval came from the Cabinet Committee on Go
Health authorities have recorded the death of three more people with symptoms related to measles over the past 24 hours. During this period, 54 people were diagnosed with measles with 980 patients hospitalised with symptoms of the disease. In its daily bulletin on Tuesday, the Directorate General
Ambulance fares in Chattogram have been raised by 30 percent a day after a scuffle between members of the Bangladesh Ambulance Owners Welfare Association and activists of the National Citizen Party (NCP) over allegations of overcharging. The new rates were approved on Monday at a consultation meet
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says that seven more children with measles symptoms have died in a 24-hour count. Another 66 people have been diagnosed with measles across the country. Sunday’s regular DGHS bulletin on the highly-infectious disease says that 91 people have
Another three children with measles symptoms have died in the last 25 hours across the country. During this period, another 117 people have been diagnosed with the disease, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in its regular bulletin on Saturday, bdnews24.com reports. The
