June 18, 2026
The medical college remains open and students can get jobs at other hospitals, says Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain
The long-running pay and staffing dispute which has strained the NHS could come to an end
Hospitals are also short of 5,032 nurses and 8,784 of health workers, heath minister says
They are pushing for a six-point list of demands included withdrawing mandatory Upazila-level service and a merit-based stipend
"Currently, 56 percent of children in the country are breastfed; the others are becoming more susceptible to diseases because they are not breastfed," an expert says
Several injured as tensions flare at the hospital, suspending emergency services
At least 50 children have died with the disease or with symptoms consistent with the disease in recent weeks
Two among them receive the maximum suspension period of two years
