Hospital

Road to Mugda Medical College in deplorable condition

To maintain the quality of healthcare being provided at Mugda Medical College and Hospital, quick steps should be taken to repair the road to a usable condition.
2 November 2024, 09:00 AM

Of language and free will

'We are truly prisoners of the mind', says Sanya Rushdi, the author-narrator of Hospital (Giramondo Publishing, 2023)
5 June 2024, 18:00 PM

The grave irony of medical negligence causing deaths

Instances of medical malpractice are not uncommon in Bangladesh
23 February 2024, 04:00 AM

Farooki’s health condition has improved: Tisha

Director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki was initially hospitalised on Tuesday due to a minor brain stroke. Currently, he is under observation in the Neuro-ICU as advised by the doctors.
24 January 2024, 12:16 PM

‘Please pray for Rajya’: Pori Moni’s son hospitalised

On Janyary 11 Pori Moni starrer film “Kagojer Bou” had its premiere. Although the entire cast was present at the event, but Pori couldn’t attend the programme. This is because she along with her son Shahim Mohammad Rajyo were admitted to the hospital. Sharing how they fell sick, Pori Moni posted an awareness message on her social handle.
14 January 2024, 11:13 AM

Pele will spend Christmas in the hospital

Pele, the world soccer star will remain hospitalized at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Sao Paulo, to receive the New Year because his clinical condition has worsened and he no longer reacts to treatment, so he is only receiving palliative care to help him mitigate the pain and breathe better.
23 December 2022, 16:31 PM

Here's how public-private partnerships can improve the healthcare sector

Public-private partnerships can lead to a more equitable and accessible health sector.
15 September 2022, 07:02 AM

Hospital handover delayed over blame game

A blame game over an outstanding electricity bill of over Tk 11 lakh is now blocking operation of the newly con-structed building of the state-run hospital in Bagerhat.
23 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Toiling without pay, they live on tips

Hospital is her home. She toils away serving patients and sometimes nurses and doctors on request, eats the leftovers of patients and sleeps wherever she finds space to lie down inside the hospital.
22 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Cricket: Mohammad Ashraful’s father passes away

Former Bangladesh international cricketer Mohammad Ashraful’s father Abdul Matin passes away last night at the Apollo Hospital, Dhaka.
20 September 2016, 05:18 AM

Blatter has surgery for skin cancer

Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter underwent successful surgery after being diagnosed with skin cancer and has been released from hospital, his spokesman and a report said Sunday.
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Stop inhuman activities at CMC morgue immediately

It is very unfortunate that family members of the deceased have to pay money for performing autopsy at Chittagong Medical College (CMC) Morgue. This adds to the emotional trauma suffered by families who have just lost a loved one. It’s a double blow for the family members who already face shock of sudden demise of one of their family members.
23 April 2016, 10:42 AM

Filmmaker Shahidul Islam Khokon passes away

Noted filmmaker Shahidul Islam Khokon dies at a hospital in Dhaka this morning due to a prolonged illness.
4 April 2016, 05:09 AM

3 Gazipur detectives withdrawn for 'beating up nurse'

Three detectives are withdrawn for allegedly beating up a senior nurse of a hospital in Gazipur after they failed to arrest a suspect in an abduction case from the hospital.
16 February 2016, 05:59 AM

Syria crisis: Strikes on hospitals 'war crimes'

France and Turkey have said that air strikes on hospitals in northern Syria constitute war crimes.
16 February 2016, 05:22 AM

11-year-old house help dies of burns

Eleven-year-old domestic help Joba Akhtar, who on Friday suffered severe burns inside a city flat, died at a hospital yesterday, leaving
9 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Arrest United Hospital’s ‘sex offender’ nurse: HC

High Court directs police to arrest Saiful Islam, a staff nurse of United Hospital in Dhaka, and produce him before it on December 7 allegedly for sexually harassing a female patient.
3 December 2015, 10:04 AM

Seasonal flu: expert advices and home remedies

Have you ever wondered what measures can be adopted to prevent yourself from this flu? The Daily Star brings to you expert advice from medical practioners on ‘home remedies to prevent seasonal flu’
5 November 2015, 07:33 AM

Heart attack test 'cuts hospital stays'

A blood test can more than halve the number of people admitted to hospital with a suspected heart attack, say doctors.
8 October 2015, 07:55 AM

Kunduz: Afghan MSF hospital strike a mistake, says US

The US commander of international forces in Afghanistan says an air strike on a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz was a mistake.
6 October 2015, 15:57 PM