106 out of one lakh Bangladeshis suffer from cancer
106 out of one lakh Bangladeshis suffer from cancer

One hundred and six people out of one lakh people in Bangladesh suffer from cancer in Bangladesh with the disease currently causing 12 percent of total deaths in the country, reports BSS. A BSMMU [Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University] study report released on Saturday reveals the data...

BSMMU suspends 15 staff members over July killing
BSMMU suspends 15 staff members over July killing

Fifteen officials and employees of BSMMU, including doctors and senior staff nurses, have been temporarily suspended for alleged involvement in the killing that occurred near the universitys cabin block during the July Uprising. An office order signed by Registrar Prof Dr Md Nazrul Islam...

Actress Anjana Rahman passes away
Actress Anjana Rahman passes away

Renowned actress and two-time National Film Award winner Anjana Rahman has passed away (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raziun). She died Friday night while undergoing treatment at BSMMU. The information was confirmed by film journalist Ahmed Tepantar. She was 60. Her funeral prayer (Namaz-e-Janaza)...

Postgrad trainee doctors block Shahbagh, demand Tk50,000 allowance
Postgrad trainee doctors block Shahbagh, demand Tk50,000 allowance

Postgraduate private trainee doctors blocked all four points at Dhakas Shahbagh intersection this morning (Dec 29) causing severe gridlock in surrounding roads. The protesting doctors blocked the busy intersection from around 11 am, demanding increasing their monthly allowance to Tk 50,000 from...

Postgrad doctors block Shahbagh demanding stipend hike
Postgrad doctors block Shahbagh demanding stipend hike

Demanding a hike in their monthly stipends to Tk 50,000 from Tk 25,000, postgraduate private trainee doctors blocked Shahbagh intersection in they city on Sunday afternoon. The blockade resulted in halt of traffic movement, causing huge suffering to commuters. The protesters said they...

Asaduzzaman Noor assaulted at BSMMU
Asaduzzaman Noor assaulted at BSMMU

Former minister Asaduzzaman Noor was assaulted by injured students of July-August movement when he was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from jail for treatment on Saturday. Some injured victims of the movement attacked Noor when he was taken there for treatment at...

Bangladesh records highest premature birth among 103 nations
Bangladesh records highest premature birth among 103 nations

The Business Standards reported the country records 488,600 premature births annually, the highest among 103 countries. Despite countrys growth in neonatal care facilities in last decade, quality concerns persist. Three newborns die every hour in Bangladesh due to prematurity and low birth...