Gaza has become mass grave: MSF
Medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday said Israel鈥檚 military operations and blockage of humanitarian aid had turned Gaza into a graveyard for Palestinians and those helping them...
Tags : Doctor
Fake cardiologist linked to deaths of seven patients arrested in India
Indian police arrested a man on Tuesday accused of impersonating a respected London-based cardiologist, days after a probe into the deaths of seven patients.
Myanmar clinic airstrike kills 11 including doctor
A Myanmar junta airstrike on a remote village medical clinic killed 11 people including a doctor and his wife, locals said...
West Bank Palestinians in 鈥榚xtremely precarious鈥� situation
Doctors Without Borders denounced on Monday the 鈥榚xtremely precarious鈥� situation of Palestinians displaced by the on-going Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank.
MSF urges Israel to stop using aid as 鈥榖argaining chip鈥�
The Doctors Without Borders medical charity claimed Wednesday that Israel had 鈥榠nstrumentalised humanitarian needs鈥� in Gaza, with its decision to halt aid and cut electricity into the Palestinian territory...
Doctors likely to join interns鈥� strike
The Doctors鈥� Movement for Justice has announced that it will join the ongoing work stoppage and the boycott of academic activities by interns and students from Saturday.
Intern doctors submit memo to DGHS, continue strike聽
A group of intern doctors and students from both government and private medical colleges submitted their demands to the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday, calling for the use of the title 鈥榙octor鈥� to be reserved exclusive for those holding a bachelor of medicine and bachelor of聽 surgery (MBBS) degree and a bachelor of dental surgery (BDS) degree...
Interns鈥� strike antithetical to their professional obligation
PATIENTS suffer across the country as the intern doctors of public hospitals in divisional towns went on a work abstention programme on February 23, demanding that anyone without a bachelor of medicine, surgery, or dental surgery cannot be allowed to use the title 鈥榙octor鈥�. Since healthcare services, particularly in the outpatient and emergency departments in the public...
Govt to recruit 5,000 doctors
The health ministry has taken an initiative to recruit 5,000 doctors to fill vacant posts and ensure quality healthcare services.
Four journalists injured in attack for publishing news
Four Shariatpur-based journalists were injured in an attack by a group of miscreants in front of the deputy commissioner鈥檚 office in the district town on Monday reportedly for publishing news over the negligence of doctors at a hospital...
Sabur Khan receives honorary doctorate from NIMS University
Md Sabur Khan, founder and chairman of the board of trustees of Daffodil International University, has been conferred an honorary doctorate degree by NIMS University, Jaipur, India, during a special convocation ceremony on Monday...
Indian rapist murderer of doctor sentenced to life in prison
The rapist and murderer of an Indian doctor was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for a gruesome crime that sparked nationwide protests and widespread hospital strikes last year...
JULY UPRISING: BSMMU suspends 15 doctors, nurses, staff members
Fifteen staff members, including senior doctors and nurses of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University have been suspended in connection with the killing that occurred near the university鈥檚 cabin block during the anti-discrimination student movement in July...
Doctors鈥� cuts from pharmas unethical, illegal, says聽HSRC chief
Health Sector Reform Commission head Professor AK Azad Khan has termed the practice of doctors receiving commissions from pharmaceutical companies as 鈥榰nethical and illegal鈥�. He said that...
BARD holds two-month basic training for doctors
The 179th special basic training course organised for BCS (health) cadre officers inaugurated at Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development in Cumilla on Sunday....
Fake female doctor detained at DMCH
A fake female doctor was detained at the Ear Nose Throat Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday afternoon.
Thousands march in India as doctors resume strike
Tens of thousands of people packed the streets of one of India鈥檚 biggest cities after doctors resumed a strike and called fresh rallies over the rape and murder of a colleague...
Indian doctors resume strike
Indian doctors in Kolkata said on Tuesday they had resumed a strike to protest against the brutal rape and murder of a colleague because their demands for hospital safety improvements had not been met...
Striking Indian doctors to resume work after murder protest
Indian doctors on strike in Kolkata to protest the brutal rape and murder of a colleague will resume some duties from Saturday, the group leading the protests said on Friday.
DU invites applicants for PhD programme
The University of Dhaka has invited applications for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program for the 2024-2025 academic year for the July-December session...
Aid group MSF protests migrant ship detention in Italy
The president of medical charity Doctors Without Borders accused Italy鈥檚 hard-right government Wednesday of seeking to criminalise humanitarian aid to drowning migrants, after authorities detained its rescue ship...
Doctors go on strike over assault at Cox鈥檚 Bazar Sadar Hospital
Physicians at Cox鈥檚 Bazar Sadar Hospital went on strike on Wednesday protesting against assault on doctors and other staff by relatives of a patient who died.
DAB demands cancellation of appointment of 鈥榝ascist regime鈥� supporters
The Doctors Association of Bangladesh on Saturday demanded cancellation of appointments of supporters of the 鈥榝ascist regime鈥�, including Mohammed Robed Amin, the director general of the...
Outpatient services resume at DMCH, Suhrawardy Hospital
The outpatient services at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital resumed on Wednesday.
Govt urges doctors to withdraw shutdown
The interim government鈥檚 health adviser, Nurjahan Begum, on Sunday requested doctors to withdraw their shutdown programme at hospitals across the country.
India police fire tear gas, water cannon at protesters
Police in India fired tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday as they clashed with thousands of protesters seeking justice for a doctor who was raped and murdered in Kolkata this month...
Doctor rape protests continue
Doctors at a top Indian government hospital ended Thursday an 11-day strike in protest against the rape and murder of a doctor, but furious demonstrations continued in...
India SC orders medical safety task force after murder of doctor
India鈥檚 Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a national task force to examine how to bolster security for healthcare workers after the 鈥榟orrific鈥� rape and murder of a doctor sparked medical strikes and furious protests.
Protests widen over Indian doctor鈥檚 rape, murder
Thousands of outraged Indian protesters, including arch-rival football fans and lawyers, called for justice on Monday after the rape and murder of a doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a second week...
Women students in Bangladesh protest at doctor鈥檚 rape, murder in India
Women students of different universities in Bangladesh formed a human chain on the Dhaka University campus protesting against the rape and killing of a woman trainee doctor at Kolkata鈥檚 RG Kar Hospital.