Health Ministry

Who will check health-sector graft?

CMCH drug theft issue again shows how bad the situation is

Utilising Funds: Health ministry fares worst, yet again

The health ministry continues to struggle with utilisation of funds allocated in the national budget, like it did in the past few years.

Who are these mystery shoppers and billers in public hospitals?

Government must investigate bloated Covid-time spending by health facilities

Health ministry taskforce raids 2 Gazipur hospitals, realises Tk 11 lakh in fines

A health ministry taskforce conducts drives in two private hospitals in Gazipur and realised Tk 11 lakh in fines for a wide range of mismanagement and irregularities.

Infected with syndicates

The ACC has found that syndicates at public hospitals, involving some of their employees, illegally took money from patients and their relatives in exchange for different services.

DGHS suspends admin officer over corruption allegations

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday suspended an administrative officer of Institute of Health Technology,

HC rule for providing primary treatment to accident victims

The High Court issues a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why the health ministry should not be directed to instruct all the hospitals and clinics to provide primary treatment to the accident victims.

Help desks at all hospitals to tackle Chikungunya

Health and Family Welfare Ministry directs all public hospitals and medical colleges across the country to open help desks to effectively tackle the already wide-spread Chikungunya menace, transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes.

Medical admission tests on September: Minister

Entry tests for admission in MBBS and BDS courses for 2016-17 academic sessions will be held in coming September, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim says.

January 11, 2024
January 11, 2024

Who will check health-sector graft?

CMCH drug theft issue again shows how bad the situation is

May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023

Utilising Funds: Health ministry fares worst, yet again

The health ministry continues to struggle with utilisation of funds allocated in the national budget, like it did in the past few years.

September 11, 2022
September 11, 2022

Who are these mystery shoppers and billers in public hospitals?

Government must investigate bloated Covid-time spending by health facilities

August 10, 2020
August 10, 2020

Health ministry taskforce raids 2 Gazipur hospitals, realises Tk 11 lakh in fines

A health ministry taskforce conducts drives in two private hospitals in Gazipur and realised Tk 11 lakh in fines for a wide range of mismanagement and irregularities.

February 1, 2019
February 1, 2019

Infected with syndicates

The ACC has found that syndicates at public hospitals, involving some of their employees, illegally took money from patients and their relatives in exchange for different services.

January 15, 2019
January 15, 2019

DGHS suspends admin officer over corruption allegations

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday suspended an administrative officer of Institute of Health Technology,

February 5, 2018
February 5, 2018

HC rule for providing primary treatment to accident victims

The High Court issues a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why the health ministry should not be directed to instruct all the hospitals and clinics to provide primary treatment to the accident victims.

July 10, 2017
July 10, 2017

Help desks at all hospitals to tackle Chikungunya

Health and Family Welfare Ministry directs all public hospitals and medical colleges across the country to open help desks to effectively tackle the already wide-spread Chikungunya menace, transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes.

June 21, 2016
June 21, 2016

Medical admission tests on September: Minister

Entry tests for admission in MBBS and BDS courses for 2016-17 academic sessions will be held in coming September, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim says.

February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016

Govt to bear treatment cost if anyone is found with Zika virus

If anyone is detected with Zika virus, the government will bear the cost of their treatment, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim says. Bangladesh government has taken all necessary steps to control the spread of the Zika virus, he tells reporters at the health ministry.

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