Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

Just 17 days before the national election, the interim administration yesterday cleared a massive wave of infrastructure and social spending, authorising 25 new and revised projects with a combined price tag of Tk 45,191 crore.

The government is set to build a 1,000-bed hospital in Nilphamari at a cost of Tk 2,459 crore, with most of the funds supposed to be coming from China, to improve access to modern healthcare in the northern region.

Following the merger of the health ministry’s two divisions yesterday, health authorities will now reorganise services at directorate and field levels to improve coordination and service delivery, officials said.

Following the merger of the health ministry’s two divisions yesterday, health authorities will now reorganise services at directorate and field levels to improve coordination and service delivery, officials said.

As major political parties prepare to roll out their election manifestos, health experts say that ensuring quality primary healthcare for all and reducing high out-of-pocket expenditure should be their top priority.

Bangladesh has formally begun the accreditation process for medical education, with the Bangladesh Medical Education Accreditation Council (BMEAC) accrediting two government medical colleges for the first time to ensure quality education.

Gas supply to thousands of homes in different parts of the capital came to a complete or partial halt yesterday morning after a key valve on a distribution line burst.

It was nearly impossible to figure out that the two-storey building was in fact a 20-bed hospital.