CHATTOGRAM: Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) fired as many as 350 special ayas and wardboys in response of ‘various complaints. The hospital authority issued a notice asking them not to attend work from Wednesday (Mar 6) on.    “There are more than one complaint

An HIV-positive man apparently has become the second known person in the world to be free of the AIDS virus. The London man has not been identified. Doctors said the patient received a bone marrow transplant three years ago from a donor who is HIV resistant. The man stopped

DHAKA: Doctors at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore diagnosed infection, kidney problem to ailing Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Qauder, said party Deputy Office Secretary Biplob Barua. Doctors started treatment of Quader immediately after the air ambulance of Mount

THAKURGAON: A total of five members of the same family in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon who have died recently were infected by the rare Nipah virus, said Thakurgaon Civil Surgeon Dr Abu Md Khairul Kabir. He disclosed the development in this regard at a press conference at his

DHAKA: World renowned cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty arrived in Dhaka Monday (Mar 4) from Bangaluru via Kolkata of India for the treatment of Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. He reached the BSMMU around 1:30pm where Quader, also General Secretary ruling Awami League,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the authorities concerned to protect the quality of medicines produced here as those are being exported abroad. The premier made the directives at an ECNEC meeting held at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar of Dhaka Wednesday

DHAKA: Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution (BSTI) cancelled licence of three drinking water companies for low quality manufacture.  Bottled and jarred water of 10 brands available in market is of poor standard, BSTI said in a report.    Of the companies, licence of three

KHULNA: Detectives, in a drive, detained four members of brokers’ gang from Sadar Hospital in Khulna on Sunday (Feb 24). The detainees are Md Shakil, 32, Md Mizanur Rahman, 34, Paritosh Kumar Sikder, 45, and Renuka Moholder, 38. Tipped off, a team of Detective Branch of Khulna

DHAKA: Medical services that halted due to a fire in the store room at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital on Thursday evening resumed hours after the incident early on Friday (Feb 15). After 12:00am on Friday, patients, who were earlier evacuated from the hospital due to

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Shaheed Suhrwardy Medical College Hospital at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital city on Thursday (Feb 14) evening. On information, 17 units of firefighters rushed to the hospital and brought the fire under control around 8:20 pm, said Brig Gen (retd) Ali

DHAKA: The National Vitamin-A Plus campaign, which earlier had been postponed for unavoidable reasons, will be held across Bangladesh on Saturday (February 9), with capsules made by local pharmaceuticals company. The campaign has taken to fed Vitamin A plus capsules to 2.2 crore

DHAKA: The National Vitamin-A Plus campaign, which earlier had been postponed for unavoidable reasons, will be held across Bangladesh on Saturday (February 9), to fed Vitamin A plus capsules to 2.2 crore children. National Nutrition Services Directorate Director Dr. Mohammad Yunus

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday (Feb 2) carried out a drive in Jatrabari of Dhaka and detained five persons of a syndicate over producing counterfeit medicines. Several equipments and some drug items including insulin, sex drive pills and

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated National Asthma Centre accountant Liakat Hossian and Lab Assistant Belayet Hossain over their alleged embezzlement of Tk 100 crore. They both are the siblings of suspended accountant of Department of the Director General of Health

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Director Prof Dr Abdur Rashid on allegations of illegally collecting crores of money through issuing fake tender notice. ACC Deputy Director Md Shamsul Alam quizzed him from 10am to 4pm

DHAKA:  A Supreme Court lawyer sent a legal notice to the authorities concerned asking them to take necessary steps in 24 hours against government appointed doctors in order to stop private practice in hospitals and clinics. Advocate Abdus Sattar Palwan served the legal notice to the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed officials concerned to make doctors and nurses Officer on Special Duty (OSD) if anybody is absent in workstation, does not provide services to patients.  “If necessary, doctors and nurses who are involved in such wrongdoings will be

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) wrote letter to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with an urge to take action against 23 officials of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The letter signed by Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, ACC Secretary (additional assignment), has

DHAKA: Under the countrywide vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign, more than 5 lakh children in Dkaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to be fed vitamin ‘A’ capsules on Saturday (Jan 19).   More than 2 crore children, aged between six months and 59 months, will be fed Vitamin A plus capsules

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned five officials of Directorate General of Health for quizzing on January 22. The anti-graft watchdog summoned third and fourth grade employees to inquire about earning of around Tk 100 crore, according to ACC source. They are- lab