Published : 25 Mar 2026, 02:58 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:31 PM
The government has acted against four out of seven private clinics, diagnostic centres and blood banks in the capital’s Mohammadpur after inspections found “irregularities” in them.
Two teams from the Hospital and Clinic Unit of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) raided the healthcare facilities at Muktijoddha Tower-1 near College Gate on Tuesday.
Mohammad Mahmudul Hasan, deputy chief information officer of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, told bdnews24.com they shut down two of facilities and partially closed two others.
“The rest were warned for various irregularities and inconsistencies," he said.
The inspections come a day after the government announced crackdown on private hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centres across the country to ensure quality medical services and root out systemic irregularities.
Health Minister Sakhawat Husain Bakul on Tuesday morning said the nationwide campaign is meant to streamline healthcare services rather than merely imposing penalties.
A media statement in the evening said the actions were taken against four clinics due to various irregularities, including expired licences, lack of specialist doctors, and unhealthy environment.
The licence of Jamuna Hospital expired in the 2022-23 fiscal year. The hospital has 19 beds despite being allowed to have 20 beds, with its ICU and NICU lacking specialist doctors and necessary medical protocol.
Other than ordering the indoor and ICU services to be suspended, the DGHS instructed the transfer of four patients from the hospital.
The licence of TG Multi-specialised Hospital and Diagnostic Centre expired three years ago, the statement reads.
No appointment letters of any doctors or nurses were found there and the ICU and NICU were being run without specialist doctors. All clinical activities of the institution have been declared suspended until further notice.
Grave allegations surfaced at Prime Orthopaedic and General Hospital as patients were being admitted to the ICU with false information and they were being charged through fake bills.
In addition, the environment of the operating theatre was very dirty, posing a risk of infection to patients. The institution was ordered to stop its ICU, NICU and OT activities.
Royal Multi-Specialty Hospital and Diagnostic Centre has been ordered to suspend its OT and diagnostic activities as it was treating patients on 18 beds against the authorised 10 beds and the OT was faulty.
Dhaka Healthcare Hospital was operating with a filthy environment and amid a lack of skilled manpower. Prime Blood Bank was also ordered to stop all its activities as it was found closed during the inspection.
The DGHS served "show-cause" notices on Radium Blood Bank and Transfusion Centre for inconsistencies in manpower information and not having of colour coding system.
