Bashundhara Eye Hospital conducts free surgeries for 40 more patients
Bashundhara Eye Hospital conducts free surgeries for 40 more patients

Bashundhara Eye Hospital and Research Institute (BEHRI) is conducting free cataract, tear duct, and pterygium surgeries for 40 underprivileged patients on Thursday. The surgeries began at 10 AM and will proceed throughout the day at the hospital situated on Sabrina Sobhan Road in the Bashundhara...

50 more undergo free eye surgery at Bashundhara Eye Hospital
50 more undergo free eye surgery at Bashundhara Eye Hospital

As many as 50 eye patients underwent free surgery at the Bashundhara Eye Hospital and Research Institute (BEHRI) in the capital on Thursday. BEHRI, in collaboration with Vision Care Foundation and Moin Uddin-Muktar Uddin Welfare Society, jointly organised the daylong camp at the hospital in...

Illegal hospitals, frightful treatment
Illegal hospitals, frightful treatment

Drive against the illegal, unauthorized hospitals came into a standstill. When protests gather momentum in the country over death from wrong treatment, the health division becomes agile and runs several drives against illegal and unlicensed clinics. But, after a while it comes to a halt without...

Patients struggle in NITOR with ‘No Empty Bed’ claim
Patients struggle in NITOR with ‘No Empty Bed’ claim

The National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (NITOR), widely known as Pangu Hospital, is struggling with an overwhelming number of patients and persistent complaints about its services, reports UNB. Located in the heart of Dhaka, the hospitals corridors are crowded with...

Israeli forces killed 36 Palestinians in last 24 hours
Israeli forces killed 36 Palestinians in last 24 hours

Israeli forces again escalated their attacks on Gaza, saying forces are targeting military establishment over there. In the live war update, Al Jazeera reported citing the Wafa news agency that Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians in attacks across Gaza on Saturday, most of them in...

Israel arrests hospital director, staff in raid on last functioning facility in Gaza: Health officials
Israel arrests hospital director, staff in raid on last functioning facility in Gaza: Health officials

Israel arrested a hospital director in a raid that closed the last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza, with its forces also accused of ordering patients to strip in the streets. Kamal Adwan Hospital is now empty after the remaining patients some of them critically ill along...

OIC condemns Israel’s burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza
OIC condemns Israel’s burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the Israels burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza, which according to Palestinian officials, left 50 people dead, including five medical staff members. The organization issued a statement on Friday, saying that the...

Attacks on Kamal Adwan Hospital ‘crime against humanity’: Hamas
Attacks on Kamal Adwan Hospital ‘crime against humanity’: Hamas

Gaza-based Hamas group has condemned the Israeli militarys ongoing assault on the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, describing it as an unprecedented crime against humanity, reports Al Jazeera. The occupation army continues its brutal bombing and systematic destruction of areas in the north...

Thousands need reconstructive surgeries in Lebanon, but hospitals struggle to reopen
Thousands need reconstructive surgeries in Lebanon, but hospitals struggle to reopen

As Lebanon begins to recover from the recent conflict following the implementation of a ceasefire, the countrys already fragile health system remains severely strained by overwhelming medical needs. Although there is temporary relief, Lebanons health infrastructure is further debilitated by a...

Tabligh Jamaat clash spreads to DMCH
Tabligh Jamaat clash spreads to DMCH

Clashes between followers of Maulana Saad and Zubair factions of the Tabligh Jamaat over the occupation of the Bishwa Ijtema grounds in Tongi, Gazipur, spread to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday after some injured were brought to the hospitals emergency department for treatment,...

Child among 6 dead as fire breaks out at hospital in Tamil Nadu
Child among 6 dead as fire breaks out at hospital in Tamil Nadu

At least six people, including a boy, were killed in a fire at a private hospital in Indias Tamil Nadu on Thursday night. The incident took place at around 8pm at City Hospital on Trichy Road, reports NDTV. Sources said that an electrical short circuit at the medical facility was suspected to...

Dubai to reimpose 30% alcohol sales tax from next month
Dubai to reimpose 30% alcohol sales tax from next month

Dubai will reinstate a 30% municipality tax on alcohol sales starting January 1, 2025, according to several restaurateurs and a communication from alcohol retailer African + Eastern. The announcement was made via email to restaurants and bars, notifying them of the change, reads a Khaleej Times...

Int’l workshop on Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery begins at DMCH
Int’l workshop on Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery begins at DMCH

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) launched a two-day international workshop on Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) on Friday, reports UNB. The Neuro Spine Society of Bangladesh, in collaboration with the Anatomy and Forensic Medicine departments of DMCH, organised the workshop at the...

Israeli strikes hit facility: North Gaza hospital director
Israeli strikes hit facility: North Gaza hospital director

The director of north Gazas Kamal Adwan hospital and the territorys civil defence agency said Israel conducted several strikes on Friday that hit the facility, one of the last functioning health centres in the area. There was a series of air strikes on the northern and western sides ofthe...

Israel strikes Gaza, targets southern Lebanon amid escalating tensions
Israel strikes Gaza, targets southern Lebanon amid escalating tensions

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has raised concerns about worsening conditions in Gaza as bitterly cold weather compounds the struggles of forcibly displaced families. Many are sheltering in makeshift accommodations without access to warm clothing or blankets, leaving them struggling to...