Health experts and officials said the next two to three months will be crucial
Mohammad Mizan, 38, from Juranpur in Cumilla’s Daudkandi upazila, has been undergoing treatment for dengue at the Tropical Medicine Ward of Dhaka Medical College Hospital since Friday.
As the country grapples with rising cases of coronavirus and mosquito-borne dengue, there has been a resurgence of another mosquito-borne disease, Chikungunya, in Dhaka.
With significant shifts in population distribution and demographics, Bangladesh’s health sector must realign its focus on medical care for the fast-growing urban and ageing population, says a report of the Health Sector Reform Commission.
More than 90 percent of all Covid-19 tests are now being conducted at private hospitals as many government hospitals remain unprepared to carry out the task amid a rising infection rate in Bangladesh and neighbouring nations.
Covid-19 testing will resume at four major hospitals in Dhaka and Chattogram from tomorrow, following a recent rise in infection rates in Bangladesh and neighbouring countries.
Thousands of patients have been deprived of treatment as most services at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIOH) in Dhaka remained suspended for two weeks until yesterday.
Sufia Begum, a 55-year-old woman from Munshiganj’s Sreenagar, suffered severe injuries to her right hand when a motorcycle struck her on the day of Eid-ul-Azha (Saturday) when she was crossing a road near her home.
People have started leaving Dhaka to celebrate Eid with their loved ones and their journeys have mostly been hassle-free.
The target for 2025 is a 50 percent reduction in tuberculosis incidence rate compared to that of 2015.
Only 35 government hospitals offer kidney dialysis at a relatively low cost, while there are just 350 specialist doctors for treating the tens of thousands of patients.
With Bangladesh Railway (BR) set to fully open the newly constructed Jamuna Railway Bridge on March 18, train fares for routes using the bridge will increase from the following day.
The government is set to create supernumerary posts to accommodate over 7,000 government doctors and medical college teachers who have been awaiting promotion.
The metro rail authority is considering several measures to improve services and simplify the ticketing system as passenger numbers rise rapidly.
43pc posts lie vacant; colleges built during AL rule worse off
Bangladesh and India began a two-day meeting to review Indian-funded projects, which have been running behind schedule.
The government is set to relaunch Dhaka Nagar Paribahan today on a single route
Police will file cases matching the number plates of the vehicles with BRTA database
