Director General of Health Services (DGHS)

A blueprint for health reform in Bangladesh

The Health Sector Reform Commission recommends establishing a national health emergency service network for swift responses in crises.
18 June 2025

Declare dengue a reportable disease

Urgent measures needed to prevent a deadly outbreak
25 May 2025

Why are unlicensed health facilities still in operation?

DGHS must stop unlicensed facilities from running
13 February 2024

Why are so many still dying of dengue?

Timely access to hospitals remains a challenge for critical patients
16 October 2023

What we are missing in our fight against dengue is data

We are significantly missing advanced technology and data-driven approaches in our handling of the crisis.
14 August 2023

How are banned hospitals still operating?

DGHS drive must not be yet another failure of implementation
7 June 2022

Major reshuffle at DGHS: 28 officials transferred

Days after Prof Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the post of director general and Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam was appointed as 27th DG of DGHS, 28 of its officials have been transferred.
27 July 2020

Dengue outbreak: Experts wary of next three months

Experts are worried that dengue outbreak would remain a serious threat at least until October and they are not ruling out November.
2 August 2019