Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)

Dhaka hospitals need urgent support

They are struggling to provide necessary care to patients

We can’t treat dengue patients with so few nurses

Government must address the shortage in public hospitals

Covid positive father dies in daughter’s embrace on the way to DMCH

Sixty-two-year-old Anwar Hossain, a resident of Hazaribagh in Old Dhaka, had tested positive for Covid-19 four days back. He was receiving treatment at home.

Man found in critical condition in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh dies at DMCH: Rab

A man died early today after a Rab team took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was found in critical condition in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area last night, Rab said.

Panic, neglect and a young life cut short

A young female patient with gastrointestinal complications died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday afternoon.

Panic over coronavirus led to negligence, death: family of patient alleges

A young Bangladeshi returnee from Canada, whose final hours were allegedly a blur of negligence of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) doctors, died due to gastrointestinal complications on Saturday night.

7 workers suffer burn injuries at Kadamtali steel mill

Seven workers suffered burn injuries when they were melting iron at a steel mill at Kadamtali area in the capital this morning.

House help tortured in Dhaka, 1 held

Police arrest one person in connection with a case filed over torturing a house help in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.

Smoking Complaint: ‘Schoolboy kills’ DMCH staffer

A Dhaka Medical College Hospital staff was beaten to death allegedly by a schoolboy yesterday after the victim complained to the accused’s family about his smoking, said police.

April 7, 2018
April 7, 2018

Why BMT unit neglected?

The Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital was set up to serve two purposes. First it would open the doors to cost effective treatment for BMT (around Tk 10 lakh) which costs Tk 25 lakh or more in foreign countries.

April 1, 2018
April 1, 2018

Medical board checks up on Khaleda

A medical board of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) checks up on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to ascertain her condition.

March 27, 2018
March 27, 2018

Injured boy lying unattended at DMCH

A 14-year-old boy, who sustained multiple injuries on his head and leg, has been lying unattended at the neurosurgery ward of Dhaka Medical College Hospital since last night.

March 12, 2018
March 12, 2018

JCD vice president dies in police custody

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal vice-president of Dhaka city unit (North) dies in police custody.

February 4, 2018
February 4, 2018

Worker crushed under machine in Rayerbagh

A worker dies being crushed under a large machine while unloading from a truck in Dhaka’s Rayerbagh.

November 6, 2017
November 6, 2017

Dumped dangerously

Anyone walking down the street in front of the main entrance to the DMCH emergency unit would encounter an awful sight: used syringes, bandages, dressings, saline bags and many other medical waste littering the pavement.

October 21, 2017
October 21, 2017

Muktamoni at ICU in ‘critical condition’

Muktamoni, who was diagnosed with a tumour in her hand in August, is taken to the Intensive Care Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in “critical condition”.

October 9, 2017
October 9, 2017

Gaibandha conjoined twins: Tohura not out of danger, says doctor

Tofa and Tohura, the separated conjoined twins from Gaibandha, are admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment.

October 8, 2017
October 8, 2017

Tofa, Tahura being taken to DMCH

Tofa and Tahura, the separated conjoined twins, are being brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital again from Gaibandha after one of them suddenly fell ill.

September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017

Woman with 60kg leg at DMCH appeals for help

The Sylhet woman, believed to have been suffering from a medical condition ‘elephantiasis’, is losing last ray of hopes to return to normal life as her family finds it almost difficult to bear the expenses of her treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).