Ahmed Deepto

Both factions claim that the 'mango' symbol belongs to them

The government is planning to streamline vital citizen services by bringing National Identity cards, birth and death registrations, and other essential services under a single authority.

The Public Administration Reform Commission has proposed renaming the BCS (Health) cadre as the Bangladesh Health Service, alongside the establishment of a separate Public Service Commission (Health) to oversee recruitment, promotions, and related activities. 

All six radiotherapy machines of the National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital (NICRH) have been out of order for the last 44 days, depriving more than 10,000 cancer patients of their scheduled therapy.

All six radiotherapy machines of the NICRH have been out of order for 19 days, depriving over 200 cancer patients of their scheduled therapy every day.

The influx of child patients suffering from pneumonia, winter diarrhoea and other cold-related diseases has been straining hospitals.

Three-year-old Anisha Anju was struggling to breathe in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Institute.

Rakib Hossain, a barber from Narayanganj, has been fighting two battles since the July mass uprising -- one for his health and another for his family’s survival.

Rasel Alam, 36, a tailor from Mohammadpur, has been fighting two battles since the July mass uprising -- one for his health and another for his dignity.

The interim government is moving to approve the creation of around 14,000 temporary posts at the community level in the health sector to strengthen the workforce at the grassroots.

Over the last two months, at least 86 physicians and 136 students in eight public medical colleges and hospitals across the country have faced different punitive actions on various allegations, including “taking a stance against” the quota reform movement.

In Bangladesh, cardiovascular disease treatment is predominantly Dhaka centric and is prohibitively expensive. Patients have to either come to the capital or remain untreated, said experts.

Protests after the fall of the Awami League government have forced heads and top officials of many government healthcare facilities and institutes to resign or remain absent, leaving the entire sector in disarray, and ultimately causing patient suffering.

The committee formed to compile a list of casualties from the student-led mass movement between July 17 and August 5 has so far identified over 17,000 cases of fatalities and injuries at various hospitals across the country.

The sudden twitches of his left hand and his attempts to speak in too weak a voice are just about the only signs that 16-year-old Raiyan Ahmed is still alive.

Finds govt committee analysing data from July 17 to Aug 5

Outdoor and routine medical services remain suspended, leading to an increased patient load at the emergency department.

Asif Mahmud, a first-year electrical engineering student at Faridpur Polytechnic Institute, will probably never see the world through his own eyes again.

Nine-year-old Rifat Howlader got shot when he stepped out of his home in Mirpur-13 to buy some snacks in the evening on July 19.

Lying in a hospital bed, teary-eyed Md Rifat was staring at his right leg, rather where his right leg used to be. He could not look away.