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

DHAKA: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare suspended Abzal Hossain, accountant of the Medical Education Department of the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) over his alleged accumulation of huge illegal wealth. A letter carrying the order signed by the ministry’s Deputy

DHAKA:  Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said a 100-bed cancer hospital will be set up in every divisional city of the country. The minister was exchanging views with reporters after taking office at the secretariat on Tuesday (January 8). Zahid Maleque said, “The

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DHAKA: With a major development in Indian Visa system, Bangladeshi nationals can now seek medical treatment in India using only Tourist Visa. Previously, medical treatment required Medical Visa. For example, all types of tests, diagnosis, medicine, X-rays, CT scans, blood tests, and

CHITTAGONG: A new Cobalt60 machine has been installed at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Tuesday (Nov 13) to provide patients radiotherapy for cancer.  City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin launched the service at the hospital, around 1pm.  CMCH Director Brig Gen Mohsen Uddin