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  5732 suffer cold-related diseases across Bangladesh in 24 hours

  United News of Bangladesh. Dhaka | Updated at 02:04pm on January 03, 2020

  Various cold-related diseases have affected 5,732 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Friday. Data from the Directorate General...

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  Doctors reject health services bill for loopholes

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:44pm on November 19, 2019

  A group of doctors under the banner of the Foundation for Doctors’ Safety and Rights on Tuesday rejected the drafted Health Services Protection Bill 2018...

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  ACC summons twelve officials of health dept

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 08:56pm on November 17, 2019

  The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday summoned 12 officials and employees of the Directorate General of Health Services for interrogation over their alleged corruption...

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  DCs asked to monitor antibiotic sale

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 05:46pm on July 17, 2019

  Health minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday directed deputy commissioners to monitor sale of un-prescribed antibiotics and date expired medicines. He also directed the DCs to...

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  BSMMU conducts successful liver transplant surgery

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 01:48am on June 26, 2019

  Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University has conducted the first-ever liver transplant surgery, demonstrating the public hospital’s progress in modern healthcare service...

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  BSMMU postpones doctor recruitment process

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 03:28pm on June 11, 2019

  Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University authorities on Tuesday postponed the recruitment of 200 medical officers in the face of protests against alleged irregularities in the...

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  ACC confiscates DGHS accountant Afzal’s 5-storey building

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 12:45am on March 19, 2019

  The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday confiscated the assets of Afzal Hossain, an accountant of medical education department of the Directorate General of Health Services, on...

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  22pc doctors absent at workplace, says minister

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 05:28pm on March 17, 2019

  Health minister Zahid Maleque said on Sunday that about 22 per cent doctors still remain absent at their workplace. Speaking at Children’s Day...

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  Perils of unregulated health sector privatisation

  | Updated at 12:00am on March 09, 2019

  MEDICAL ethics generally obliges health service providers to attend any ill person regardless of their ability to pay. It has, however, not been the case...