July 16, 2026
Private hospitals are told to reserve 10 percent of beds and follow government testing rates
All 50-bed hospitals in the country will be upgraded to 100 beds within the next six months, he says
The medical college remains open and students can get jobs at other hospitals, says Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain
He says the prime minister gave him “full support” in revoking its licence
Hospitals are also short of 5,032 nurses and 8,784 of health workers, heath minister says
"The hospital authorities could not give any clear explanation in response to the show cause notice from the DGHS,” he says
The details will be presented to the media by the health minister, says a DGHS official
Awareness drives are set to roll out across Dhaka’s two city corporations
