Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS)
Why the WHO Pandemic Agreement matters for Bangladesh
The agreement also endorses the “One Health” approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health.
30 June 2025
Time to declare a health emergency over dengue surge
Lack of comprehensive, sustained efforts to control dengue may prove disastrous
17 July 2023
Can we contain the dengue epidemic?
Preventive measures must be taken immediately and rigorously
10 July 2023
Guards up as new Omicron strain looms
The new coronavirus subvariant that is ripping through China has compelled the government to step up guard.
26 December 2022
Why this lukewarm response to the rising threat of dengue?
The dengue situation deserves proper response from the authorities
6 October 2022
Rising Covid cases should worry us
Authorities should respond properly to the emerging threat
26 June 2022
Closure of unregistered hospitals: Knee-jerk reaction not the answer
DGHS needs a realistic plan to bring unauthorised hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres under regulation.
27 May 2022
DGHS lowers Covid quarantine period from 14 to 10 days
Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) has lowered the Coronavirus-related quarantine period, from 14 to 10 days, considering the current infection rate.
30 January 2022
ACC files 2 cases against DGHS driver Abdul Malek, his wife
Anti-Corruption Commission has filed two cases against Abdul Malek, a driver of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), and his wife.
15 February 2021
DGHS driver on 14-day remand for possessing illegal firearm, fake notes
A Dhaka court today placed Abdul Malek, a driver of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), on a 14-day remand in two separate cases filed on charges of possessing an illegal firearm and trading fake currencies.
21 September 2020