Child raped at sister鈥檚 in-laws鈥� home on life support
The eight-year-old child raped while visiting her elder sister at her in-laws鈥� Magura home early Thursday was still unconscious at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Friday.聽
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Construction worker dies from electrocution
A construction worker died on Tuesday after being electrocuted and falling from a five-storey under-construction building in the Batteryghat area of Kamrangirchar in the capital...
Medical interns, students call off strike
The week-long strike, which involved work abstention by interns and a boycott of academic activities by students of public and private medical colleges, was called off on Sunday...
Online appointment for OPD patients introduced at BSMMU
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Saturday launched an online appointment service to ensure smooth medical services for its outpatient department.
Medical interns鈥� strike called off partially
Several public medical colleges, including in Sylhet and Chattogram, have partially called off the week-long strike involving work abstention by interns and boycott of academic activities by students...
Petrobangla staff privileged at Universal hospital聽
A bilateral corporate health agreement has been signed between Universal Medical College Hospital and Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation, Petrobangla in short.
Eliminating patient dissatisfaction urged
Special assistant to the chief adviser Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman at a programme at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka on Thursday said that experts should be created keeping in mind national needs...
Much more expected of govt to stop continued mob violence
CONTINUED mob violence, with no apparent sign for an early let-up, is worrying, especially because of its implications for law and order. In the latest development, a man, suspected of being a mugger, was beaten to death by a mob at Tongi in Gazipur at night on February 25. The police, who could not identify the deceased until February 26, say that they took away the...
Intern doctors submit memo to DGHS, continue strike聽
A group of intern doctors and students from both government and private medical colleges submitted their demands to the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday, calling for the use of the title 鈥榙octor鈥� to be reserved exclusive for those holding a bachelor of medicine and bachelor of聽 surgery (MBBS) degree and a bachelor of dental surgery (BDS) degree...
Medical professional alleges AL govt sabotaged her gynecology career
Medical officer Nilufa Yasmin on Wednesday accused the Awami League government of derailing her career as a gynecologist by preventing her from completing the FCPS Part-2 training at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in 2009.
Bangladesh Endodontics Society gets new body
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University鈥檚 pro-vice-chancellor (research and development) and professor of conservative dentistry and endodontics department Md Mujibur Rahman Hawlader has been elected as president while Professor Md Abul Hasan, head of conservative dentistry department at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, secretary general of...
Govt medical college interns鈥� strike to continue for 2 more days
Protesting interns and students of public medical colleges and hospitals on Tuesday said that they would continue their work abstention programme along with boycotting the academic activities for the next 48 hours till Thursday late night, pressing for a number of demands...
Public medical interns鈥� strike continues
The interns of several public medical college hospitals continue their work abstention for the second consecutive day on Monday, pressing for demands, including one that said only those holding a Bachelor of Medicine...
Interns鈥� strike antithetical to their professional obligation
PATIENTS suffer across the country as the intern doctors of public hospitals in divisional towns went on a work abstention programme on February 23, demanding that anyone without a bachelor of medicine, surgery, or dental surgery cannot be allowed to use the title 鈥榙octor鈥�. Since healthcare services, particularly in the outpatient and emergency departments in the public...
Man murdered by wife after 5th marriage
In Chattogram鈥檚 Halishahar area, a woman, allegedly driven by rage upon discovering her husband鈥檚 secret fifth marriage, took matters into her own hands, ending his life in a violent attack on Saturday.
CMCH, KMCH interns start 鈥榗omplete shutdown鈥� over five-point demand
Medical interns at Chattogram Medical College Hospital and Khulna Medical College Hospital started a 鈥榗omplete shutdown鈥� on Sunday, demanding the fulfillment of their five-point demand, including reforms in the healthcare sector...
Medical college students block road in Barishal
A section of students of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College in Barishal blocked a road in front of their college for about an hour on Thursday demanding an immediate solution to the crisis of teachers...
Sher-e-Bangla Medical College students continue protests
Students of Barishal Medical College continued protest for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, demanding immediate end of teachers鈥� shortage to ensure smooth operation of academic activities...
Sher-e-Bangla Medical College students protest teacher shortage
Students of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College in Barishal on Monday staged demonstrations, protesting the disruption of academic activities caused by a shortage of teachers.
Thailand indicts fugitive medical tycoon for $480m fraud
Thai prosecutors on Friday formally indicted a fugitive 86-year-old healthcare tycoon for loan fraud worth $480 million, officials said....
EX-MINISTER HOUSE ATTACK: Students hold coffin procession as injured fellow dies
A student who was injured in a counter attack by local people allegedly over attacking on the ousted Awami League government鈥檚 liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque on February 7 night, died while undergoing treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital Wednesday afternoon...
Student injured over attacking Mozammel鈥檚 house in Gazipur dies
A student who was injured in a counter attack by local people allegedly over attacking on the ousted Awami League government鈥檚 liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque on February 7 night, died while undergoing treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital Wednesday afternoon.
BSMMU holds meeting to introduce online appointments at OPD
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University held a meeting to introduce online appointments in the outpatient department at the university in Dhaka on Monday.
Society of Critical Care Medicine holds international conference
The 6th international conference of the Bangladesh Society of Critical Care Medicine was held at the Shaheed Abu Sayeed Convention Hall of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka on Sunday...
Police disperse MATS students鈥� long-march to secretariat
Police on Sunday afternoon dispersed students of Medical Assistant Training School during their long march to the Bangladesh Secretariat in front of Shikkha Bhaban in the capital Dhaka...
CME on Clinical trial held at BSMMU
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University has recently held a seminar titled Continuing Medical Education to enhance research and expertise at the BSMMU鈥檚 Professor Kamrul Islam Seminar Hall in Dhaka...
Inner Wheel Club donates equipment to Azimpur hospital
Inner Wheel Club of Dhaka Nightingale has provided beds and medical equipment to Azimpur Maternity Hospital...
Violence against journalists must end
THE assault on four journalists near the deputy commissioner鈥檚 office in Shariatpur by miscreants is alarming. The attack, reportedly in retaliation for news exposing medical negligence in a local hospital, highlights the growing hostility towards the press and the lack of security of journalists, especially those who work in districts. Witnesses say that...
12pc deaths in Bangladesh from cancer: study
Cancer is responsible for 11.9 per cent of total annual deaths in the country, a study by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University revealed on Saturday.
Cost of patients鈥� treatment needs to be reduced: BSMMU VC
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University vice-chancellor Professor Dr Mohammad Shahinul Alam on Tuesday said that the cost of patients鈥� treatment needed to be reduced and for this, doctors had a role to play...