Khaleda to return home from hospital this evening

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to return home on Wednesday evening after receiving treatment in a city hospital for nearly a month and a half. “She (Khaleda) will be discharged from the hospital in the evening as per the advice of the medical board, said her media wing member Shamsuddin

Fears grow for crucial Gaza hospital after Israeli raid

Fears mounted Saturday for people trapped in one of Gaza's main hospitals after Israeli troops raided the facility and the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said several patients had died there from a lack of oxygen. The ministry said late Friday that at least 120 patients and five medical teams were stuck

Israel sends troops into ‘besieged’ Gaza hospital

Israel sent troops into a hospital in war-torn Gaza on Thursday where it said hostages may have been held, as medics warned the key medical facility was operating in "near impossible" conditions. The raid came after days of intense fighting between troops and Hamas  around the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis

Britain’s King Charles III admitted to hospital

King Charles III was on Friday admitted to a London hospital for scheduled surgery, Buckingham Palace said, a week after revealing the British monarch would be treated for an enlarged prostate. "The king was this morning admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment," the palace added in a statement. "His Majesty

Evercare Hospital arranges patient forum

Evercare Hospital Dhaka, the country's first JCI-accredited hospital, recently organized a patient forum to celebrate World Heart Day 2023. The theme of this year's Heart Day was ‘Use Heart, Know Heart'. In the press conference, the speakers discussed this year's theme and exchanged opinions and experiences. The hospital authorities organized

BGMEA installs CBC machine at its Ctg hospital

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has installed a state-of-the-art Complete Blood Count (CBC) machine dedicated to the pathological examination of dengue patients at the BGMEA Hospital and Diagnostic Center in Chattogram. The initiative has been taken in an effort to enhance healthcare services for garment workers. BGMEA president

British envoy visits Lifebuoy Friendship Hospital

Robert Chatterton Dickson, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, visited the Lifebuoy Friendship Hospital (LFH) in a remote char at Sariakandi in Bogura, a press release said Tuesday. Zaved Akhtar, CEO and Managing Director, Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), accompanied him in the visit along with Runa Khan, Executive Director of Friendship and

journalist Ranesh Maitra no more

Ekushey Padak winning journalist and columnist Ranesh Maitra passed away in a city hospital early Monday. He was 90. He breathed his last at Popular Hospital in the early hours today. Ranesh Maitra left behind his wife Purabi Maitra, two sons, three daughters and a host of relatives and well-wishers.  Deputy Speaker

Scrap warehouse blast: Death toll rises to 4

The death toll from the explosion in a scrap godown at Rajabari of Kamarpara in the city rose to four as another injured victim died at a city hospital early Monday. The deceased was identified as Md. Mizan, 35.Mizan, who sustained 95 percent burn injuries, breathed his last at Sheikh Hasina