Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Humanity was all she believed in

Twenty-year-old Sara Islam’s consent to donate her organs after her death has given new life to four, two with completely damaged kidneys and two without eyesight, in the country’s first successful transplantation of organs from a brain-dead patient.
19 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Architect Mubasshar Hussain no more

Architect Mubasshar Hussain passed away at a hospital in Dhaka early today.
2 January 2023, 03:11 AM

Spend more time in research: PM to doctors

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 14, 2022) re-emphasised to put concentration on research in the country's medical sector, saying excellence is not achieved without research.
14 September 2022, 08:48 AM

PM inaugurates BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 14, 2022) inaugurated the much-awaited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Super Specialized Hospital, first of its kind in the country, aiming to provide specialised treatment at a cheaper cost.
14 September 2022, 06:15 AM

Haji Salim admitted to BSMMU

Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Md Salim was sent to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) today, a day after he was sent to jail in a corruption case.
23 May 2022, 09:48 AM

HC cancels "casino kingpin" Samrat’s bail

The High Court today cancelled the bail granted to expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a corruption case.
18 May 2022, 06:06 AM

BSMMU sets up ‘fever clinic’ at Betar Bhaban

BSMMU has set up a “fever clinic” at Bangladesh Betar Bhaban in Shahbagh. Doctors are regularly providing services at the “clinic”, set up at the ground floor of Betar Bhaban, BSMMU said in a press release.
30 March 2020, 09:39 AM

Liver Transplant: BSMMU does it, first by a public hospital

Surgeons at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) have successfully performed liver transplant for the first time at a government hospital in the country.
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM

BSMMU approves to run a course on Autism and NDDs

The Institute of Paediatric Neurodisorder and Autism (IPNA) received the approval to run a course on Autism and other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDDs) by the Academic Council of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on 1 April, 2019.
8 April 2019, 18:00 PM

'Khaleda's condition improving'

The physical condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is gradually improving, said doctors at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
2 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Big leap at BSMMU

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) successfully conducted its first bone marrow transplant, adding a new
19 April 2018, 18:00 PM

SC releases full verdict asking BSMMU to reinstate 140 doctors

The Supreme Court (SC) releases the full verdict directing authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to reinstate its 140 doctors whose appointment process were declared illegal by the High Court.
10 August 2017, 11:47 AM

Tragic death of a journalist

At the end of last month, Ali Hossain Ripon had gone deep inside Thanchi upazila of Bandarban to cover the months-long food crisis that struck the impoverished people of the remote area.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Prof Zakaria Swapan BSMMU’s new Pro-VC

Prof ASM Zakaria Swapan has been made new Pro-Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for a period of three years.
22 April 2016, 11:43 AM

Poet who bled rage, hymned love passes away

He was the poet of love first and foremost, but when it called for, he bled rage. One of the most prolific and dynamic poets on the
12 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Journo leader Altaf Mahmood dies

Altaf Mahmud, president of the pro-Awami League faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists, dies at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka.
24 January 2016, 04:31 AM

One in three older women suffer from Osteoporosis

Around the world, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men are at risk of an osteoporosis fracture, says the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).
20 October 2015, 08:35 AM

[WATCH NOW] Bangladesh's codeine cough syrup crisis

Bangladesh is a major market for addictive codeine-based cough syrup smuggled from India where authorities are trying to crack down.
15 October 2015, 11:00 AM

Hospitalise Rizvi, HC tells jail authorities

The High Court directs prison authorities to hospitalise BNP Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed for treatment.
19 August 2015, 07:20 AM

Deaths in toxic paracetamol: 6 officials jailed

A Dhaka court jails six owners and employees of the now-defunct BCI (Bangladesh) for 10 years for producing lethal paracetamol.
17 August 2015, 05:44 AM