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Published : 24 Mar 2026, 07:27 PM
Health Minister Sakhawat Husain Bakul has announced that the government will conduct a week-long inspection of all private hospitals and clinics located between Asadgate and Shyamoli to curb irregularities in the health sector.
Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on Tuesday morning, the minister said the move is part of a nationwide campaign to streamline healthcare services rather than merely imposing penalties.
"Our purpose is not to punish or close them down, but to improve services. We will visit these clinics within the next seven days and take action where lapses are found," Bakul said.
"If there is huge negligence, we will take official measures. Otherwise, we will guide them to upgrade their standards."
He added that the inspections would be unscheduled to ensure a realistic assessment of the facilities.
"We want them to feel that there is a 'guardian' watching over them," he said.
The minister emphasised that the drive would not be limited to the capital.
The government plans to utilise civil surgeons and Upazila health and family planning officers (UHFPO) to monitor rural and local clinics across the country.
"Most of our people live in villages, so we must reach them. This will be a continuous, endless process. It’s not something we do for a month and then stop," he asserted.
The ministry will issue warnings to clinics with inadequate resources, moving toward closure for those that fail to meet compliance deadlines.
On Monday, the government announced a crackdown on private hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centres across the country.
The action was triggered by a report by private television station Jamuna TV, which revealed that individuals with no medical background, including an eighth-grade graduate, were posing as orthopaedic surgeons and performing operations at a Shyamoli healthcare facility, Doctors Care Hospital and Diagnostic, which was shut down on Monday.
