United Hospital

The grave irony of medical negligence causing deaths

Instances of medical malpractice are not uncommon in Bangladesh

‘Watched helplessly as United’s corona isolation unit burned, with my father inside’

Vernon Anthony Paul was one of the five patients who died in the fire at United Hospital. Choked in anguish, his son narrates his harrowing experience.

Probe body formed over United Hospital fire

The Fire Service and Civil Defence authority has formed a committee to investigate the fire at United Hospital in Gulshan, Dhaka that left five patients dead last night.

HC hearing on Khaleda’s plea over treatment tomorrow

The High Court fixes tomorrow for holding hearing on a writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking its order on the government to send her to specialised United Hospital for treatment.

United Hospital sued for dodging Tk 21cr tax

United Hospital Limited is sued for tax dodging worth Tk 21 crore.

Ex-deputy speaker Akhtar Hamid Siddiqui passes away

Former Deputy Speaker of the parliament Md Akhtar Hamid Siddiqui passes away at a private hospital in Dhaka at the age of 71.

Ex-president Biswas passes away

Former president Abdur Rahman Biswas passed away at a city hospital last night. He was 91.

Syed Haq to be buried in Kurigram

Eminent litterateur Syed Shamsul Haq is to be buried at his ancestral village home in Kurigram.

Actress Diti’s condition unchanged

One of the most beloved actresses in Bangladesh, Parveen Sultana Diti who has been diagnosed with brain cancer has been brought back to Dhaka from India and admitted to United Hospital in Gulshan.

December 25, 2015
December 25, 2015

United Hospital’s ‘sex offender’ nurse arrested

Rapid Action Battalion members arrest a staff nurse of United Hospital in Dhaka, suspected of sexually harassing a female patient, from the capital's airport area.

December 7, 2015
December 7, 2015

Cops fail to nab ‘sex offender nurse’

Law enforcers failed to arrest Saiful Islam, a staff nurse of United Hospital in Dhaka who was accused of sexually harassing a female patient, police informs the High Court.

December 3, 2015
December 3, 2015

Arrest United Hospital’s ‘sex offender’ nurse: HC

High Court directs police to arrest Saiful Islam, a staff nurse of United Hospital in Dhaka, and produce him before it on December 7 allegedly for sexually harassing a female patient.

August 27, 2015
August 27, 2015

Jatiya Party faction leader Kazi Zafar dies

Former prime minister and now chief of a faction of Jatiya Party, Kazi Zafar Ahmed died at a Dhaka hospital this morning.

July 8, 2015
July 8, 2015

Movie star Razzak returns home

Renowned Bangla film actor Abdur Razzak returns to his residence ‘Laxmikunja’ today after his physical condition recovered and came out of danger according to his physicians.

May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015

Shayera’s Obituary: Brilliant, but all too brief

The Daily Star pays a final tribute to Shayera Moula, a vibrant and intelligent young journalist who had been with the newspaper since the age of 15, passing away on May 29 at the age of 29. Rest in peace, Shayera.

May 30, 2015
May 30, 2015

Shayera Moula passes away

Shayera Moula who had been with The Daily Star since the age of 15 passed away in the capital's United Hospital last night, succumbing to infections she battled for the past three weeks.

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