Health

The government would recruit 5,000 doctors under a special 51st BCS batch, the application for which opens 1 October. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) announced the start of the recruitment process in a notification issued on Thursday. As per the notification, 4,700 assistant surgeons or medical officers and 300 assistant dental surgeons will be recruited. The government has decided ...

The parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recommended setting up specialized ‘Shishu Swargo’ healthcare and rehabilitation services for children, while expansion of ICU and specialised treatment centres across the country. The recommendations came during the JS body’s first meeting of the 13th National Parliament on Wednesday at the Jatiya Sangshad Bhaban. Chairman of the ...

The death count from dengue has reached 201 in the country in 2026, with six more fatalities reported in the past 24 hours until Wednesday morning. Bangladesh has seen a surge in fatalities from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in recent weeks, with the figures crossing the 100-mark on 1 September. Meanwhile, in the 24-hour span, 1,868 more patients were hospitalised ...

Two more people have died with suspected measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, taking the combined death toll from confirmed measles and suspected cases to 1,065 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information in its regular health bulletin on Tuesday. According to the bulletin, two people died with suspected measles symptoms in Dhaka and ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has said the government is firmly committed to make Bangladesh leprosy-free by 2030. “Bangladesh is at risk of infectious diseases like leprosy due to its high population density,” he said. The minister appreciated the dedication of doctors, saying they have been working with utmost sincerity despite various limitations and pressure of ...

A nationwide special measles vaccination campaign will begin on September 26, targeting children aged six to 59 months, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain said on Sunday. The campaign will continue until October 31, with 3.4 million six-month-old children set to receive vaccines, the minister said at a press conference at the Secretariat. Children under nine months are normally not ...

Bangladesh has successfully performed its first kidney transplant using an ’emotional donor,’ opening the way for voluntary kidney donation beyond immediate family members and close relatives. Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr F M Siddiqui announced this at a press conference on Saturday morning. He said the successful transplant, carried out at BMU, marked a new chapter in kidney ...

Health State Minister Dr MA Muhit said on Friday that the government is planning to launch a floating hospital, ‘Shasthya Tori’, to provide modern healthcare to people living in remote coastal, island and char areas. He made the remarks while inspecting the plan for the floating hospital under the Babubazar Bridge in the capital. “The government’s health plan focuses on ...

Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that can cause serious complications, particularly among young children, malnourished children and those who have not been vaccinated. Bangladesh also experienced a nationwide rise in measles cases in 2026. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 19,161 suspected cases and 2,897 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported between March 15 and April 14, with 166 ...

Four children died with suspected measles symptoms in Sylhet over the past 24 hours, raising the number of deaths from confirmed measles and suspected cases in the division to 164. The deaths were reported from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and Shaheed Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital, according to a report issued by the Sylhet Divisional Health Directorate on Monday (September ...