Students demand fairness in medical admissions; protests against quota system intensify
Students demand fairness in medical admissions; protests against quota system intensify

Students across the country rallied on Monday to demand the abolition of the quota system in educational institutions and the re-evaluation of recent medical admission test results. The protest, held at the Central Shaheed Minar, drew participants from various academic levels, including Dhaka...

MBBS admission test results for 2024-25 published, 45.62% pass
MBBS admission test results for 2024-25 published, 45.62% pass

The results of the MBBS admission test for the 2024-25 academic session at public and private medical colleges were released on Sunday, with a pass rate of 45.62%, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Out of 131,760 applicants, 60,095 candidates passed the exam, which required...

6 unidentified bodies of July uprising martyrs found at DMC morgue
6 unidentified bodies of July uprising martyrs found at DMC morgue

The July Mass Uprising Special Cell has revealed that six additional bodies of martyrs from the July Uprising were discovered at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue. This information was shared during a press conference held outside the hospital on Friday. According to the briefing,...

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,...

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...

Health ministry changes names of 3 more medical colleges
Health ministry changes names of 3 more medical colleges

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has changed the names of three more medical colleges, including Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College in Gopalganj. The Health Education Department has issued a notification in this regard. Secretary of the Medical Education-1 Branch of the Health...

Two minor boys burned to death in Faridpur
Two minor boys burned to death in Faridpur

Two minor children on Sunday have been burnt to death as a house caught fire in Faridpurs Bhanga upazila, reports UNB. The deceased, Ismail Munsi, 4, son of Siddiq Munsi, and Yasin Munsi, 3, son of Asad Munsi, were seriously burned in the incident and later succumbed to their injuries while...

Medicine shortage, syndicates grasp DMCH
Medicine shortage, syndicates grasp DMCH

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), a cornerstone of Bangladeshs public healthcare system, now struggles with widespread irregularities, including a severe shortage of medicines, leaving poor and middle-class patients without the proper care they desperately need. The hospital, consistently...